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News and stories from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and Europe, from the point of view of 20 women who met for the first time in November 2007, in Alexandria, Egypt

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Censure a la foire du Livre au Caire…

January 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Des livres, dont ceux du Franco-Tchèque Milan Kundera ou du Marocain Mohamed Choukri, ont été interdits d’entrée en Egypte à l’occasion de la Foire du Livre du Caire 2008, a appris lundi l’AFP auprès des éditeurs.
Alors que les stands de cette manifestation, la plus importante du monde arabe, sont submergés par les ouvrages islamiques, y […]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Politics · Society

The Eu parliament on the Egyptian regime

January 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Thanks to the EU parliament ,for his last resolution concerning the human rights situation in Egypt ,
and for the mad Egyptian regime who isi trying to defend itself by telling the Egyptian that the EU is attacking Egypt i want to say and also to all the Egyptians :”Egypt is not the Egyptian governing regime,Egypt […]

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Tags: Community Development · Human Rights · Personal

J’ai 10 ans et je travaille!

January 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Selon un article paru le 16 Janvier 2008 au journal de Rosalyoussef no. 759, “le gouvernement égyptien vient de lancer à Sohag, Assyout et Bani Sweif (trois gouvernorats au Sud de l’Egypte), un projet d’entrainement professionel graduel pour limiter le phénomène du travail des enfants. Selon la Ministre de la main d’oeuvre et de l’immigration […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Society · Youth

Free Kareem…

January 15th, 2008 · No Comments

The Committee to Protect Journalists has sent a letter to the President of the United States George Bush, in which it asks him to push for the release of two jailed bloggers in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, during his visit in the area. Read the letter.

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Society · Youth

Reporters sans frontiere sur la liberté d’expression

January 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Visites d’Etat des présidents Sarkozy et Bush : “Ne passons pas sous silence la question de la liberté d’expression”, a déclaré Reporters sans frontières

Alors que Georges W. Bush et Nicolas Sarkozy entameront pendant les prochains jours une tournée officielle dans plusieurs pays du Moyen-Orient, Reporters sans frontières appelle les chefs d’Etat américain et français […]

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Tags: Community Development · Human Rights · Politics

Again about the veil in Cairo…

January 10th, 2008 · 7 Comments

I just happen to read on the Italian Press Agency ANSA and translate part of the article for you in English.I would like to know from our Egyptian friends if they can investigate how much truth there is in it.
(Apologies for the English)
IT MAKES DISCUSS A CLUB FOR VEILED WOMEN ONLY ( Barbara Alighiero) (ANSA) […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Religion · Sexuality · Society

Cet autre visage du voile.

January 4th, 2008 · 11 Comments

Nora Hassan et Nessma Herki, deux jeunes égyptiennes âgées respectivement de 26 et 23 ans, portent fièrement leur voile. Un voile qui les encourage à contribuer positivement dans leur société en lançant leur projet culturel « Zen ».
Reportage.
Il est 11 heures du matin, il fait beau dans ce mois de janvier froid mais toujours ensoleillé. […]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Community Development · Education · Fashion · Gender · Human Rights · Photo · Religion · Society

New year eve

January 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

On the new year eve ,we had a party,not a usual one this year, Egyptian activists,bloggers and Kefaya actvists choosed to have a party on Alquorsya .
To support the people of that small island,reassuring them.
sending a message to the Egyptian government and the regime that Alquorsya habitant are not alone in their fight to […]

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Tags: Politics · Video

Shahinaz story on Greek Tv

December 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments

In Egypt, blogging has evolved within the past years to a shaper of the political agenda. Hundreds of Egyptian bloggers are trying to raise their voices of opposition via the internet, eluding government’ s censorship and embarrasing the regime. One of them, 29 years old Shahinaz Abdel Ibrahim Salam spoke in the camera of NET, […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Technology · Video · Youth

Karsaya:The Story of an Island

December 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

“We are scared the Army is constructing the bridge and then they can come with the troops and more soldiers, we couldn’t sleep at night, whenever we hear any noise, we thought it’s over, they will force us to leave,” says Ahmed Abdel Samad, 51 years old. Ahmed is not from Gaza. He […]

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