Cybrarians, Arabic library portal: "In a scene reminds us with the destruction of the National Library of Iraq in 2003 after the American occupation, "Al Bahr Al A'zam Library" in Cairo was burned and destroyed during the Egyptian revolution against Mubar
oogle, in response to the Internet blockade in Egypt, said on Monday (31Jan )that it had created a way to post messages to microblogging service Twitter by making telephone calls.
Robert Fisk 15 Aug, 2013: "In Algeria in 1992, in Cairo in 2013 – and who knows what happens in Tunisia in the coming weeks and months? – Muslims who won power, fairly and democratically through the common vote, have been hurled from power. And who can forget our vicious siege of Gaza when Palestinians voted – again democratically – for Hamas? No matter how many mistakes the Brotherhood made in Egypt – no matter how promiscuous or fatuous their rule – the democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by the army. It was a coup, and John McCain was right to use that word."
"Although Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down in February 2011, the uprisings in Egypt show little sign of retreat. While the uniting rallying cry may have been against dictatorship, the struggle in Egypt that took headlines across the world in early 2011 reflected deeper social, political, and economic problems. The key demands of the revolution have still not been met. The continuation of military rule and the promise of more neoliberal economic policies lead many to believe it will be a long battle. Protestors in Egypt are hopeful, however, as people all over the world revolt against an economic system that benefits the few at the expense of the many."
Gail Tverberg: "In my view, oil and gas resource limits are major contributors to the conflict in Syria. This is happening in several ways: 1. Syria is an oil exporter that is in increasingly perilous financial condition because of depleting oil resources. When oil production is increasing, it can help an oil exporter in two ways: (a) part of the of the oil supply can be used internally, to grow more food and to support increased industry, and (b) exports of oil can be used to provide revenue for governmental programs such as food subsidies, education, and building highways. Syria’s population grew from 8.8 million in 1980 to 22.8 million in 2012, at least in part because of the wealth available from oil extraction."
David D. Kirkpatrick, NYT Dec 25, 2012: "Hamdeen Sabahi was the most popular leader in the fight against Egypt’s new Islamist-backed constitution. Now he is preparing for his next battle: against Islamist leaders’ plans for Western-style free-market reforms"
by PHAM BINH on FEBRUARY 7, 2013. "Warning them of the strings imperialist powers will attach to arms shipments or funding is one thing; attaching strings to our support for their fight by means of a litmus test is another." interventioner
Mir Hossein Mousavi, the Iranian opposition leader who many believe defeated Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the 2009 presidential election, is also lauding events in Egypt – and claiming credit."What we are witnessing in the streets of Tunis, Sana'a, Cairo, Alexa
The use of social media to facilitate and organise protests could lead to an uncertain future for the web in Egypt.Jillian York (Boston) Last Modified: 01 Feb 2011
Plutôt que de chercher à censurer massivement — et sans discernement — les messages d’opposants en fermant le robinet numérique, les autorités égyptiennes prennent l’initiative de se servir à leur tour des nouvelles technologies : c’est ainsi que l’armée