Egypt

The Blogging Revolution lands

Antony Loewenstein - August 23, 2008 - 2:55pm

My following essay appears in today’s Weekend Australian newspaper:

The young online tribe is more interested in discussing sex, drugs and rock’n'roll than political revolution, writes Antony Loewenstein Read more »

Too much touching allowed

Antony Loewenstein - July 23, 2008 - 6:49pm

Gender politics in Egypt has a long way to go:

Nearly two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women in the most populous Arab country, and a majority say women themselves are to blame for their maltreatment.

One female blogger, Cairo My Love, has a few things to say about this shocking statistic. Read more »