News Coverage prepared for: The European Union delegation to Egypt
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. Thematic Headlines Domestic Scene Judges Complain SCAF Protects the Parliament 70 MPs Denounce the Attacks on Judges Shafiq Accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of Attacking Demonstrators Expatriate Votes are Being Counted Judges Complain Women March Sexually Harassed in Downtown Cairo Revolutionary Powers End Tahrir Sit-In Camel Battle Defense Accuses Muslim Brotherhood of Staging It Prison Refuses to Allow Suzanne to Visit Mubarak Indicators of Expat Votes: Morsi Leads in Jordan; Shafiq in Lebanon Islamic Group: Judge Statements Meant to Support Shafiq Judges Complain to Prosecution from MPs War Against Shafiq Continues Political Parties Welcome Constituent Assembly Agreement Armed Forces Hospital Prepares to Receive Mubarak MB Will Nominate El-Bishry to Lead Constituent Assembly El-Katatni: We Will Not Apologize to Judges 38 Activists Participate in Hunger Strike Camel Battle Judge Summons Al-Reweiny, Shafiq and El-Beltagi
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Newspapers (10/06/2012)
Pages: 1, 6 Author: Ahram reporters
Judges Complain
Hundreds of Judges filed claims to the Attorney General against a number of the members of Parliament accusing them of libel and slander.
The claims were a response to the MPs’ attack on the judicial authority upon the court ruling in the case of Mubarak and members of his regime.
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Pages: 1, 3 Author: Ahram reporters
The Constitute Assembly
The People’s Assembly will discuss tomorrow the report of the committee of constitutional and legislative affairs about draft law that sets the criteria of forming the Constituent Assembly. The draft was drawn by the political powers in Egypt in a meeting with SCAF. The People’s Assembly will receive the nominations for the assembly until 6 p.m. MP Mustafa Bakri reported on an agreement to choose a nonpartisan expert in constitutional law to head the assembly.
Speaker of the People’s Assembly Saad al-Katatni thanked SCAF for its effort in this response, asserting the People’s Assembly completes respect of any ruling that would be of the Supreme Constitution Assembly.
Similar news was reported in al-Shurouk, p. 4
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Page: 1 Author: Mohamed Fares, Mina Ghali and Fadi Francais
Women March Sexually Harassed in Downtown Cairo
A group of young girls, who staged a march against sexual harassment, were ironically harassed in Downtown Cairo’s Talaat Harb Street.
As soon as the march started, some young men started sexually harassing them. They were saved by people in the street.
The word about the incident has spread in Tahrir Square. One protester freaked out and hugged his sister to protect her but the others thought he was harassing her, not knowing of course she was his own sister, and beat him up.
Political activist and former chief of the UN nuclear body, Mohamed el-Baradei, issued an apology to all Egypt’s women on his Twitter account.
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Page: 1 Author: Not mentioned
Revolutionary Powers End Tahrir Sit-In
Several revolutionary powers and movements decided to end officially their week-long sit-in in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, which was held to protest the court rulings issued against former president Hosni Mubarak and his regime figures.
The movements decided instead to organize night marches until Thursday, the day when the Supreme Constitutional Court issues its final say on the political isolation law.
Spokesman of the April 6 Youth Movement (Ahmed Maher Front) Mahmoud Afifi said his movement was not among the sitter-ins and would focus its activities instead outside the square.
Meanwhile, spokesman of the Revolution Youth Coalition Mohamed Attiya said his group along with the April 6 Youth Movement (Democratic Front) and the Lotus Revolution group decided to suspend the sit-in and replace it with marches to be held in several neighborhoods, such as Shoubra, Maadi and Helwan.
The marches aim to mount pressure to carry out the political disenfranchisement law, retry the former president and his acolytes and call for boycotting the second round of the presidential elections, Attiya said.
For his part, political bureau member of the Revolution Youth Union Hamada el-Kashef said his group did not end its sit-in and it will continue to take place until the Supreme Constitutional Court issues a verdict on the political isolation law.
Meanwhile, the number of hunger strikers outside the People’s Assembly rose to 45 people, including five girls. They call for enforcing the political isolation law on presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq.
The hunger strikers confirmed that three members of parliament are supporting them.
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Page: 1 Author: Yousri el-Badri
Prison Refuses to Allow Suzanne to Visit Mubarak
Suzanne Thabet, the wife of former president Hosni Mubarak, visited her son Alaa in Tora Prison but was denied a visit her husband in the prison hospital or her other son Gamal, who is escorting his father.
According to official sources, the prison administration informed Gamal that his mother wants to visit him but he has to leave the hospital for his cell. Gamal refused, saying his father would not take his medication unless he was with him. He even begged prison officials to let his mother visit him and his father at the prison hospital, but the officials declined to fulfill his wish.
Suzanne visited her eldest son Alaa with his wife Haydi Rasekh in her company for two hours. She told Alaa she was doing all she can to move Mubarak from the prison hospital, where his health has deteriorated sharply.
Alaa, with tears in his eyes, told her the prison administration refused to let him visit his father.
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Page: 4 Author: Gomaa Hamdallah
Indicators of Expat Votes: Morsi Leads in Jordan; Shafiq in Lebanon
Egypt’s embassies and consulates worldwide started on Saturday counting the votes of expatriates cast in the second round of the presidential elections, held between Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq.
According to well-placed diplomatic sources, more than 300,000 Egyptians have cast their ballots in the runoff.
Initial results of the count show that Shafiq led the vote in the Australian city of Melbourne (855), with Morsi getting only 128 votes.
Shafiq also was number one in Lebanon with 169 votes, while Morsi 132.
In Jordan, Morsi led the race with 856 while Shafiq got 407, Egypt’s Ambassador in Amman Amr Attallah said.
In Pakistan: Morsi garnered 17 and Shafiq 7.
Malaysia: Morsi 196 and Shafiq 23.
Addis Ababa: Morsi 22 and Shafiq 18.
Sanaa: Morsi 308 and Shafiq 59.
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Page: 5.
Authors: Mahmoud Nafadi and Mohamed Talaat.
El-Katatni: We Will Not Apologize to Judges
Speaker of the People’s Assembly Dr. Saad El-Katatni confirmed that the parliament does not interfere in the affairs of the judicial authority. He explained that the discussion of the verdicts handed down to Mubarak, his sons and regime figures, at the parliament reflected the pulse of the Egyptian street.
“I will not respond to Al-Zend’s accusations to the parliament. I believe Al-Zend owes the parliament an apology, not the opposite,” said El-Katatni, confirming that he refuses to apologize to Al-Zend to diffuse the current crisis between the judicial and legislative authorities.
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Page: 5 Author: Mohamed Bassyouni and Ahmed Tawfiq
Political Parties Welcome Constituent Assembly Agreement
Most of political parties welcomed an agreement reached on the composition of the Constituent Assembly under which no side will dominate the constitution-writing body.
Founding member of the “Constitution Party” Wael Qandil said the crisis has not ended yet despite the agreement because deliberations were held on the constitution itself and Article 2.
Political powers have wasted months in empty discussions, he regretted.
Meanwhile, member of the National Association for Change Ahmed Darrag welcomed the agreement reached on the Constituent Assembly members.
What is more important now is to lay down well-defined rules for its membership, Darrag said.
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Page: 1 Author: Khaled Badran War against Shafiq Continues
Head of the Helwan Prosecution ordered the detention of 4 suspects, who wore police uniform in a fake video and pretended to bribe the citizens to vote for former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq in the second round of the presidential elections.
Two of the suspects admitted the charges against them but did not say what their motive was.
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Pages: 1 Author: not mentioned
70 MPs Denounce the Attacks on Judges
70 MPs from the different political players represented in the Parliament denounced the Parliament attacks against judges and the judicial authorities days ago.
The MPs stressed that Egypt’s judges were decent and fought injustice during Mubarak’s regime rule.
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Pages: 3 Author: not mentioned
Shafiq Accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of Attacking Demonstrators
In a press conference presidential candidate Ahmad Shafiq accused the Muslim Brotherhood of breaking into prisons and releasing criminals during the Jan 25 revolution to kill demonstrators in Tahir Square.
Shafiq also claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood will give up Sinai on the account of the national security.
Shafiq added that the Muslim Brotherhood wanted to take Egypt back to de Lesseps’ time and sell the Suez Canal that was dug by the souls and blood of Egyptians.
Shafiq also claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood wanted subservient youth. Shafiq also accused the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate of trading in the name of the revolution like they traded in the name of religion.
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Page: 1. Author: Mohamed Abd Al-Gelil.
Armed Forces Hospital Prepares to Receive Mubarak
Farid Al-Deib, ousted president’s lawyer, visited Mubarak at his room in the Torah Prison Hospital, assuring him that he will be transferred within few days to the Maadi Armed Forces Hospital.
The Prison Authority prevented earlier former first lady Suzanne Mubarak from visiting her husband, allowing only his son Alaa, who is also held in prison pending the trial over the charges of stock market manipulation.
Maadi Armed Forces Hospital witnessed a state of alert as security measures were taken by army and police forces to receive Mubarak.
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Pages: 1, 4. Author: Eman Abdel Moneim.
MB Will Nominate El-Bishry to Lead Constituent Assembly
Sources within the Freedom and Justice Party revealed that the Muslim Brotherhood will nominate a number of their members to be included in the Constituent Assembly. The proposed names include: Speaker of the People’s Assembly Dr. Saad El-Katatni, and Speaker of the Shoura Council Ahmed Fahmi, Judge Noha Al-Zeiny, Professor Nadia Mostafa and Margret Azer.
Sources said that Tareq Al-Bishry will be selected to lead the constitutional amendments committee.
Hussein Ibrahim, head of the parliamentary majority, said the Freedom and Justice Party will hold a series of meetings to choose the names proposed for the Constituent Assembly. Also, other meetings will be held between the FJP and other Islamist parties and forces to select names of figures proposed for the Constituent Assembly’s membership.
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Pages: 1, 6 Author: Ahram reporters
Judges Complain
Hundreds of Judges filed claims to the Attorney General against a number of the members of Parliament accusing them of libel and slander.
The claims were a response to the MPs’ attack on the judicial authority upon the court ruling in the case of Mubarak and members of his regime.
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Pages: 3 Author: Muhammad Bassal
Expatriate Votes are Being Counted
Vote counting started in the Egyptian embassies and consulates in 166 countries around the world.
44% is the percentage of turnout in the run-off round. More than 260 thousand people voted, and 249 ballots were printed.
20 double votes were detected in the same places where similar violations were committed in the first round.
Preliminary results show that Shafiq leads in New Zealand and Australia.
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’ Page: 1.
Authors: Mai Anany, Ahmed Metwalli (and others).
Camel Battle Judge Summons Al-Reweiny, Shafiq and El-Beltagi
Cairo’s Criminal Court adjourned the trial of 24 defendants facing charges of incitement to kill protesters during the bloody clashes known as the “Camel Battle,” until today, Sunday, to hear the testimonies of TV anchors Khairy Ramadan, Tawfik Okasha and Sayed Ali.
The court also decided to summon Major General Hassan El-Reweiny, SCAF member, and Ahmed Shafiq, presidential candidate, to hear their testimonies to the incidents. The court scheduled the testimonies of Safwat Hegazy, Islamic preacher, and FJP/MP Mohamed El-Beltagy for June 12.
In a TV show hosted by Khairy Ramadan, Shafiq accused El-Beltagy and Hegazy of being involved in killing peaceful protesters in the Camel Battle.
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Page: 3. Authors: Eman Ali, Mahmoud Abd Al-Ghani (and others).
38 Activists Participate in Hunger Strike
The number of political activists who participate in the hunger strike in front of the People’s Assembly increased to reach 38; including prominent female activists Nawara Negm and Asmaa Mahfouz.
They erected seven tents carrying signs which read “Noble empty stomachs will defeat backward minds,” and pictures of Emergency Law Martyr Khaled Said.
Tahrir Square was calm hours after the Friday protests titled “Persistence” came to an end. Dozens of protesters went to the sit-in in front of the People’s Assembly to support the activists.
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Page: 4 Author: Ragaa el-Nemr
Judges Complain to Prosecution from MPs
Judges and prosecution members filed hundreds of complaints with Prosecutor General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud against a number of MPs over slander.
The petitioners called for taking legal action against the MPs to let the people know that no one was above the law.
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Page: 4 Author: Ahmed el-Dessouki
Islamic Group: Judge Statements Meant to Support Shafiq
The Islamic Group said the current campaign launched against the People’s Assembly, the lower house of parliament, by some remnants of the once-ruling National Democratic Party was aimed to show support to their candidate in the presidential elections, Ahmed Shafiq.
The Islamic Group said he has confidence that the Egyptian people will not be swayed with such misleading campaigns and would stand by the revolution’s candidate in the elections.
The former regime candidate has no chance to win in the elections, unless, of course, he rigged the vote, the group said.
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TV Coverage (9/6/2012) News
Channel 2”State TV”
Time: 26:00:00
PA Speaker Al-Katatny said we will review the methodology of implementing Supreme Constitutional Court decision.
Al-Katatny calls People Assembly members for a meeting on Monday to approve The Constituent Assembly Law.
Program: Yesed Sabahak
Channel 2”State TV”
Host: Hany Tawfik, Dina Hejazy
Protestors in Friday of Insistence demand to hold Mubarak Trial again.
PA Speaker urges who wants to nominate themselves in The Constituent Assembly to submit their request on Sunday in The Parliament Secretary General Office.
Program: Sabah Al-Kheir Ya Masr
Channel 1”State TV”
MB are trying to bring down The Judicial Authority.
Program: Akhbar Masr
Channel 1”State TV”
PA Speaker Al-Katatny announces that the People’s Assembly might hold a meeting to discuss The Constituent Assembly.
Similar news was reported in:
Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1”State TV”
Program: Masr Al-Gadeda, Channel: Al-Hayat 2, Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash
Today Egyptians expatriates voting in the reruns ended.
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Parliament Secretary General starts to receive Constituent Assembly nomination requests.
Program: Maweed Maa Al-Raees
Channel: Al-Nahar
Host: Doaa Gad Allah
PA Speaker Al-Katatny said The Constitutional Declaration didn’t give any entity the right to dissolve the parlimanet.
Sabbahy campaign files a lawsuit against the validity of the presidential elections.
Program: Hona Al-Asema
Channel: CBC
Host: Lamis Al-Hadidy
Dr. Mohamed Al-Baradei, Founder of Al-Dostour Party” said:
SCAF and the political powers failed to manage the transitional period successfully.
The presidential elections will be the beginning of the problems not the end.
Egypt is now about to be broke.
The current Constituent Assembly doesn’t represent the Egyptian citizens.
Program: Al-Hayat Al-Yoom
Channel: Al-Hayat
Host: Lobna Assal
Cairo Criminal Court decides to interrogate Ahmed Shafik, Al-Roweny, Mamdouh Hamza and others in Camel Battle Case.
Similar news was reported in Program: Masr Al-Gadeeda, Channel: Al-Hayat 2, Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash
260 thousand Egyptians expatriates voted on the last day of the reruns.
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PA Speaker Al-Katatny said we were surprised by the insults of Judge Ahmed Al-Zend.
Calm in Tahrir Square after Friday of Insistence ended.
Similar news was reported in Program: Masr Al-Gadeeda, Channel: Al-Hayat 2, Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash
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Radio Coverage (9/6/2012 News
Channel: State Radio
Time: 23:00:00
PA Speaker Al-Katatny said we will review the methodology of implementing Supreme Constitutional Court decision.
News
Channel: Radio Masr
Time: 25:00:00
Egyptians expatriates vote count continues.
Similar news was reported in Channel: Al-Shabab w Al-Ryeda , time: 23:15:00
Mohamed Morsi headed the vote count results in Sudan, Algeria, Jorda, Yemen, and Malasia, while Shafik headed the vote count in Tunisia, Lebanon, Greece, and Austria.
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Internet Coverage (10/6/2012)
Facebook We Are All Khaled Saeed:
Bread, freedom and social justice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Qlp_- 4lMg&list=PLBB083B3D4339AD1F
A mocking advert in response to the spy one. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=440028472681866
Twitter @AsmaaMahfouz
Today is the fifth day in our hunger strike.
Ismail El-Sha’er, first assistant of the former minister of interior, is now at his house. This news is even more important that Mubarak’s death!
What difference would it make for us if newspapers published that Mubarak died. The military junta can easily claim that Mubarak has died while he escapes to some other place.
@Ghonim
A couple of words on the rumor that claims I am a hidden member for the Muslim Brotherhood: https://t.co/MzrmQhF2
@Arabist
“YouTube: http://bit.ly/Krxlei Great response to Spy Ad by Aalam Wassef.”
“Egypt's temp govt workers to be permanent in July: Budget committee - Economy - Business - Ahram Online: http://bit.ly/KXk1B6 Extra 500k .”
“New on Arabist: Bilal Ahmed's story of FBI harassment http://arb.st/LMt6KG”
“New on Arabist: WSJ interviews Bilal Fadl http://arb.st/K8xN49”
“New on Arabist: Loose lips sink counter-revolutionshttp://bit.ly/MrFGkO”
@Iyad_ElBaghdadi
“My contribution to the #Munathara debates. Vote me up!http://on.fb.me/Ld6mCt”
“A fool's insults or a wise man's praise, I don't know which to be more proud of.”
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“Nothing depresses me more than enshrined ignorance. It often has a bushy beard and a halo of holiness.”
“The more intellectually liberated and mature a person becomes, the more difficult to slot them.”
“One thing about knowing more is that you become humble and less likely to claim that what you have is the absolute unshakable truth.”
“Sometimes I think that if X people actually believe their tyrant's lies, then they deserve to have him rule them.”
@Gsquare86
“Many rumors the Mubarak died? #aboutTime did he?”
“Anyone who compiles w/ state terror &agrees to be part of enforcing this police state should be hung in a public square not just pics leaked”
“Video: Anti Shafeek Flash Mob #Heliopleshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2PgRttswtw&feature=youtu.be”
“We still need a miracle, one week until Shafiq is president , we will be fucked ..a miracle is our hope #Egypt”
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. Publication overview
Al-Ahram: Egyptian state-run official daily newspaper
Founded in 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al-Waqa'i`al-Masriya (English: The Egyptian Events, founded 1828). It is majority owned by the Egyptian government.
Al-Akhbar: Egyptian state-owned semi-official daily newspaper
It was founded in May 1952 as a part of Akhbar El Yom.
Al-Gomhoria: Egyptian state-owned daily newspaper
An influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper. It was established in 1954.
Al-Shorouk: Egyptian daily independent newspaper
Are a prominent Arabic newspaper published in Egypt [1] and several other Arabic nations It is a daily independent newspaper, covering mainly politics, militant affairs and sport.
Al-Masry al-Yom: Independent daily newspaper
On 7 June 2004, it published its first edition. The paper initially circulated primarily amongst Cairo’s intellectual elite, providing objective news coverage in the belief that good news would beat sensationalist reporting found in other Egyptian print media. After 3 years, it was challenging Al-Ahram for the status of being the national paper of record. Though
Tahrir: Daily independent newspaper
Dostor: Daily independent newspaper
Yom 7: Daily independent newspaper
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Table of Content: Newspapers ………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………3-26 Al Ahram Newspaper Judges Complain……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……3 The Constitute Assembly…………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Al masry al youm Newspaper Women March Sexually Harassed in Downtown Cairo………………………………………………………………………5 Revolutionary Powers End Tahrir Sit-In…………………………………………………………………………….………….6 Prison Refuses to Allow Suzanne to Visit Mubarak………………………………………………..………………………….7 Indicators of Expat Votes: Morsi Leads in Jordan; Shafiq in Lebanon…………………………………………..……………8 AL Gomhoria newspaper El-Katatni: We Will Not Apologize to Judges ………………………………………………………………………………9 Political Parties Welcome Constituent Assembly Agreement……………………………………….……………………10 Al dostour Newspaper War against Shafiq Continues…………………………………………………………………………………………….….11 70 MPs Denounce the Attacks on Judges…………………………………………………………………………………….12 Shafiq Accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of Attacking Demonstrators…………………………………………………….13 Dirty War against Shafiq…………………………………………………………………………………………………………14 Al Tahrir Newspaper… Armed Forces Hospital Prepares to Receive Mubarak………………………………………………………….……………15 MB Will Nominate El-Bishry to Lead Constituent Assembly ……………………………………..………………………..16 Al Sherouk Newspaper.. Judges Complain………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..17 Expatriate Votes are Being Counted…………………………………………………………….…………………………….18 Al youm al 7 newspaper 38 Activists Participate in Hunger Strike ……………………………………………………………………………………19 Al Akhbar Newspaper Judges Complain to Prosecution from MPs………………………………………………………..……………………….20 Islamic Group: Judge Statements Meant to Support Shafiq……………………………………………………………….21 TV Coverage…………………………………………………………..………...……...………...….………..…27-28 Al-Hayat 2…………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..27 CBC ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………27 Channel 1………………………………………………………………………………….…………….….………….….…27-28 Channel 2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………28 Radio Coverage…………………………………………………………………..………..……….…………….…..………..29 Radio Masr …………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………….29 Al-Shark Al-Awsat ………………………………………………………………………………………...…………………….29 Mega fm……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………29 Internet coverage……………………………………………………………………….……...... ……….…....……..…… 30-33 Facebook……………………………………………………………….…………………………………...…….……………..30 Muslim brotherhood...... 33 Twitter…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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