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While reflecting a deep societal malaise, sectarian violence in Egypt has always been associated with political power play, particularly between the ruling regimes and active Islamist groups.

Timeline: Decades of sectarian violence in Egypt

Apr 17, 2013

#Egypt #Copts #Religious violence

March 2013

4 posts

Mar 22, 2013514 notes

February 2013

6 posts

Feb 13, 2013

Feb 13, 20132 notes

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Feb 13, 2013

من حيثيات حكم القضاء الإداري بحجب موقع يوتيوب

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قال المستشار “حسونة توفيق” -نائب رئيس مجلس الدولة- في حيثيات الحكم:

إن موقع اليوتيوب المطلوب حجبه، بشبكة المعلومات الدولية الإنترنت داخل مصر، وكذلك حجب وحظر جميع المواقع والروابط الإلكترونية على الإنترنت، التي تعرض مقاطع الفيلم المسيء للرسول…

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Feb 9, 2013

Feb 8, 20137 notes

#Dalida #Claude Schwartz #1960s

Feb 8, 2013

January 2013

2 posts

بورسعيد: فوتوغرافيا من زمن مضى لمدينة محاصرة → matnwahawamesh.wordpress.com

Jan 26, 2013

“Did you know that there are just five types of artists? Your guy, Dreyman, is a Type 4, a “hysterical anthropocentrist.” Can’t bear being alone, always talking, needing friends. That type should never be brought to trial. They thrive on that. Temporary detention is the best way to deal with them. Complete isolation and no set release date. No human contact the whole time, not even with the guards. Good treatment, no harassment, no abuse, no scandals, nothing they could write about later. After 10 months, we release. Suddenly, that guy won’t cause us any more trouble. Know what the best part is? Most type 4s we’ve processed in this way never write anything again.” —From The Lives of Others

Jan 6, 20134 notes

#The Lives of Others #Intellectuals #Germany #Stasi

November 2012

15 posts

Ten days of rocks and tear gas → egyptindependent.tumblr.com

egyptindependent:

By: Virginie Nguyen

Fighting broke out on the night of 19 November in Cairo during a mass demonstration to commemorate last year’s clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street. Protesters were throwing rocks while police fired birdshot and tear gas at them.

A field hospital was organized…

Nov 29, 201295 notes