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Issue No. 1 Egypt 16 – 23 February 2012 Newsletter - Issue No. 1 Egypt Arabist A New Post Blog by Issandr El Amrani: A Point of Clarification on US Aid to Egypt and Peace with Israel Read More Threat of 3rd Intifada, says UN Reporter about Khader Adnan hunger strike Read More Event Listings Support Khader Adnan - Feb 24 at Cairo Arab league near to Tahrir Read More Gaza Youth Break Out Khader Adnan will be free on the 17th of April. He stopped his Hunger Strike. Issa Qaraqe prisoners' minister confirms that Israel's Court decided to release Khader Adnan after the end of his reign in 2 months. 1 Ahmad H. Aggour The Egypt Parliament's role model is Saudi Arabia. People are still too naive to notice. I hope Mubarak gets a 'not guilty' for a verdict. Maybe people will wake the fuck up and get back to the streets. Salafist MP demands Egypt ban on porn sites Read More Hany Rasmy Katatni, McCain Discuss Egypt-US Relations Read More Sherine Tadros MccainEgypt issue of NGO came up in our meetings and we are confident acceptable solution will be found MccainEgypt the real issue is not about America it's about Egyptian and Egyptian civil society groups and whether their rights respected MccainEgypt we met with Tantawi who said he's work diligently on the NGO issue MccainEgypt US treats our Egyptian allies with dignity and respect. We made mistakes in the past with this relationship MccainEgypt we approach issue of NGOs with guarded optimism. It's not about making threats (in ref to withholding aid) Mohamed El Dahshan Playing a dangerous game in Egypt Read More Awesome info graphic about Hunger Strikes. Feat. Khader Adnan, Leila Soueif and other heroes of non-violent resist Read More 2 Syria A.E.K 2500 Defected Syrian soldiers taking oath to topple Assad regime together Watch It Draft Constitution for the Syrian Arab Republic Read more Dima Khatib New Blog post: When Revolution Reaches Your Neighborhood Read More Samsom homs Stunning photo from Homs after the explosion of the oil pipeline For more photos Ahmed Al Omran Live-tweeting the Uprising of Syria - 2/21: Read More Zaid Benjamin Syrian National Council Urges Egypt to Restrict Suez Canal Access to Ships Carrying Arms RMS to the Syrian Government – Statement Syrian National Council Says Coming to The View that Military Intervention is the Only Solution for Syria. 3 Mulham Al-Jundi Sharing some real Photo from Homs in Syria , taken by my Camera For More Photos Shireen Interactive map of events in Syria - 21/02/12: Aleppo Damascus Daraa Hama Homs, Idlib Latakia Qamishli Raqqah Read More Interactive map of events in Syria -20/02/12: Damascus Daraa Hama Hasakah Homs Latakia Qamishli Raqqah Read More Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al Omran A new Blog Post by Ahmed Al Omran: Saudi, the “New Terrorism” Read More Sultan Al Qassemi Saudi hosts secret talks on Iran arms to Hezbollah, excludes Qatar For the Full Report 4 Palestinian Twitter users turn up heat on media to #CoverKhader Read More Gaza Youth Break Out February 21st General Strike in Solidarity with Khader Adnan "As Khader Adnan enters his 66th day of hunger strike, protests are expected to take place at the central squares in the cities and towns in the West Bank (and hopefully Gaza), the same day that Israeli High Court hearing for his case will be held in Jerusalem, at 3pm" Read More Occupied Palestine New Storify, Israel: Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this... Read More Iran ندای دانشجویان The fall of one dictator, causes the collapse of others Sonja Jo New blog post: Responsibility for the Lives of Political Prisoners Lies with the Highest Ranking Officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran Read More (Part 1) Read More (Part 2) 5 Bahrain Marc Owen Jones Tear gas has reportedly been a contributing factor in the deaths of 24 people in Bahrain since February 14th 2011 Read More M. K. Al-Binateej Bahrain 21Feb Thousands gathering at Al-Fateh Mosque. 21-02-2012 to demand to be heard For more pictures Yemen نون عربیه Yemen is the only country in the world that holds a one man "election" and the result of him winning is known beforehand The CCYRC = Coordinating Council of the Youth Revolution of Change (in Yemen) boycotted the election Yemen's president Saleh is out. But real change remains elusive Read More 6 Hind Aleryani Abdulkarim Al Eryani: There is a consensus that the dominance of the military and tribal sheiks that has controlled the stage is now no longer acceptable. Tom Finn For those of you wondering this is what a one-man ballot paper looks like For More Photos Morocco The first anniversary of the Feb20 protests in Morocco A year on, Morocco's democracy movement founders Read More Morocco's resilient protest movement Read More Rabat: Zineb Belmkaddem Today's 20 FEB Rabat protest 4 1st movement anniversary starts at 4pm Bab Al-Itihad in Rabat For More Photos 7 Casablanca: Aida Alami At sit-in in Casablanca 4 the anniversary of Feb20 I heard they're staying all night. Guys praying. Photos (1) Photos (2) Photos (3) Marrakech: Mohamed Amine Manar https://twitter.com/#!/manaramine/status/171181604725727232/photo/1 & https://twitter.com/#!/manaramine/status/171206905824428034/photo/1 & https://twitter.com/#!/manaramine/status/171213111532072960/photo/1 & https://twitter.com/#!/manaramine/status/171181604725727232/photo/1 & https://twitter.com/#!/manaramine/status/171177148793634816/photo/1 Algeria Zeinobia A New Blog Post by Zeinobia: "Will 2012 be the year of the Algiers revolution?" Read More 8 .
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