Philippine People Power in Egypt: Marcos & Mubarak
INQUIRER.net, Op-ed, Posted: Jan 31, 2011
Pimentel opines that the Egyptian uprising may be reminding Filipinos why the February 1986 People Power Revolution that overthrew the Marcos dictatorship remains significant.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Egypt, Marcos, Mubarak, People Power Revolution, Philippines
No Longer About Bread—Egyptians Want Mubarak's Head
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jan 29, 2011
Egyptians are not agitating for more bread. They are hungry for something just as basic and important—freedom
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: cairo, dictatorship, egypt, freedom, mubarack, revolution, uprising
Egypt Uprising "As Serious as a Heart Attack"
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jan 29, 2011
"The Egyptian people have been inspired by Tunisia and are not going to stop until President Mubarak steps down," says Mideast expert Dina Ibrahim.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Cairo, Egypt, Mubarak, MuslimBrotherhood, uprising
Bay Area Arabs Follow Egypt Protests on Facebook, Twitter
New America Media/Bay Citizen, News Report, Posted: Jan 28, 2011
New technologies spread excitement and hope among Arab nations and the diaspora, especially to many here in the Bay Area.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: arab americans, bay area, cairo, egypt, protest, san francisco, twitter
Mubarak, in the Footsteps of the Shah
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jan 28, 2011
As he faces the wrath of his people, Egypt's president sounds uncannily like the Shah of Iran at the end of his reign.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: cairo, dictatorship, egypt, iran, mubarack, revolution, shah, speech
Egyptian American Worries About Homeland, Relatives
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jan 28, 2011
Egyptian American publisher Ahmed Tharwet says he's worried for his relatives in Cairo who are taking part in the protest.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: arab, cairo, egypt, facebook, media, mubarack, revolution, social network, twitter
This Revolution Will Not Be Twittered? Cairo in Chaos
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jan 28, 2011
This horrible silence of an entire nation wiped off the worldwide web by a tyrannical dictator in this the second decade of the 21st century.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: brotherhood, cairo, egypt, middle east, mubarak, muslim, revolution, twitter, uprising
Mubarak...the Game is Over
BelAhdan, Commentary, Posted: Jan 27, 2011
Egypt's recent protests and uprising indicate leadership for President Hosni Mubarak, and other similar leaders, has come to an end.
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Inshaallah Twitter: Egypt Abuzz With Hope for Change
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Jan 27, 2011
The rule of a despot for three decades and the role of “American ally” are being challenged, thanks in part by the new social network.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: brotherhood, cairo, egypt, gay, islam, mubarack, revolution, twitter, uprising
Egyptian Protesters Say Tunisia Is the Solution
RFI English, News Report, Posted: Jan 25, 2011
Thousands of Egyptians defied their government to join protests Tuesday. Police fired teargas and attacked protesters, demonstrators.
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Tags: egypt, islam, police, protesters, revolution, tunisia
Tunisian Uprising: The Other Martyrs
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 22, 2011
A surge in self-immolations throughout the Arab world seems to indicate a trend of turning away from religious strictures banning suicide.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: al jazeera, al-bou-azizieh, algeria, arab, islam, mohammedbou-azizi, self-immolation, suicide, tunisia