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Welcome to our wikizine about Egyptian human rights blog, Misr Digital

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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Misr Digital". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article...Read Full Story

Egypt cracking down on Misr Digital

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"The rule of thumb is that (governments) crack down on bloggers and internet journalists when they become influential," said Marc Lynch, a George Washington University political scientist who tracks the Arab world on his own blog, http://www.abuaardvark.com . Seems that goverment pressure is starting to have some effect since Wael Abbas' accounts got shut down at Yahoo and YouTube.  Luckily, YouTube reinstated his account and most of his videos after getting complaints from Misr Digital...Read Full Story
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Wael Abbas

Wael Abbas

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Wael Abbas himself to the crowd at Microsoft’s Social Media Symposium saying, “I’m just a blogger.” Yeah, and Clay Shirky, who introduces him, is just some bald dude. Here’s my attempt to transcribe Wael’s talk. I want to talk about social media in Egypt from 2004 through the revolution and why we needed to use [...]  
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