Faisal’s Tobril

This is something of an announcement.
Hossam (with an O and not a U, in contradiction with all the written and unwritten rules of Arabic Grammer, society, social norms and mores… but in keeping with his wishes) El-Hamalawy (of The Arabist fame - on the Internet, of course) has started his very own Weblog; 3arabawy.
Congrats ya […]

Two new addresses to type into your address bar:
The Egyptian, a new Weblog which was supposed to start a couple of months ago is now entering the scene. It is an attempt at collaborative, group, or mutli-contributor blogging (or whatever you wish to call it).
Egypt Blog Review; Political Blog Aggregator with interviews and analysis from […]

I don’t know the history of this author nor do I have any information regarding her knowledge of Egyptian politics or anything of the matter (possibly because I’m at work and don’t have the time to research).
Her article is interesting never-the-less.
I find myself in agreement with many of the points she makes.

My good friend Ahmed El Droubi has been released!
Thank Goodness. You've been missed Droubster!

Ahmed El-Sharqawi and Karim El Sha’er, two recently released activists with Youth for Change, have been abducted and detained from Abdel Khaleq Tharwat Street in downtown Cairo by plain clothes security agents.
The two were taken to Qasr El-Nil Police Station after their arrest. Inside the station, security agents took turns torturing the two young activists […]

First, let me start by linking to Sandmonkey, who actually went to the demonstrations today and has a post with quotes taken from various conversations and statements during the demonstration.
Now for what I want to say.
Apparently the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), and all the people the organization mobilizes, were a no-show in today's Protests. Ahmed […]