#Egypt's government approves deal to hand islands to #Saudi Arabia https://t.co/IxQPhxDrUg
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 30, 2016
Friday, 30 December 2016
#Egypt's government approves deal to hand islands to #Saudi Arabia https://t.co/IxQPhxDrUg
Wednesday, 28 December 2016
In #Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison - PRI https://t.co/mLr9ZnAGqF
In #Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison - PRI https://t.co/mLr9ZnAGqF
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 28, 2016
Tuesday, 27 December 2016
.@MadaMasr offers an invaluable year-end window into #Egypt beyond the headlines https://t.co/fdTr12DE5R
.@MadaMasr offers an invaluable year-end window into #Egypt beyond the headlines https://t.co/fdTr12DE5R
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 27, 2016
New #Egypt law establishes media regulator picked by president https://t.co/kmVI0i1k4Y via @ReutersUK
New #Egypt law establishes media regulator picked by president https://t.co/kmVI0i1k4Y via @ReutersUK
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 27, 2016
No Signal: #Egypt blocks encrypted messaging app as it continues its cyber crackdown https://t.co/Fjxgph6HwI by @faridyfarid for @techcrunch
No Signal: #Egypt blocks encrypted messaging app as it continues its cyber crackdown https://t.co/Fjxgph6HwI by @faridyfarid for @techcrunch
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 27, 2016
Monday, 26 December 2016
Seven people died today after hit by traffic while changing a tire on the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road https://t.co/ak13xVu6rr #Egypt
Seven people died today after hit by traffic while changing a tire on the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road https://t.co/ak13xVu6rr #Egypt
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 26, 2016
Sinai's St. Catherine hosts 826 tourists on Christmas eve despite below freezing temperatures | #Egypt https://t.co/rF45azPnxv @ahramonline
Sinai's St. Catherine hosts 826 tourists on Christmas eve despite below freezing temperatures | #Egypt https://t.co/rF45azPnxv @ahramonline
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 26, 2016
Sunday, 25 December 2016
#Egypt arrests Al-Jazeera journalist over 'provoking sedition' - The Guardian https://t.co/98iNd238vv
#Egypt arrests Al-Jazeera journalist over 'provoking sedition' - The Guardian https://t.co/98iNd238vv
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 26, 2016
Saturday, 24 December 2016
As if #Egypt needed further international embarrassment... https://t.co/tfVLC0jkZE
As if #Egypt needed further international embarrassment... https://t.co/tfVLC0jkZE
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 25, 2016
Lawyers urge #Egypt to lift travel ban on 'Facebook Girl' journalist https://t.co/gsMddkeESu
Lawyers urge #Egypt to lift travel ban on 'Facebook Girl' journalist https://t.co/gsMddkeESu
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 24, 2016
...and if you believe this, I've got a lovely plot of land in Florida to sell you! https://t.co/8iNiYeYKan #Egypt
...and if you believe this, I've got a lovely plot of land in Florida to sell you! https://t.co/8iNiYeYKan #Egypt
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 24, 2016
Friday, 23 December 2016
#Egypt arrests Al Jazeera news producer during vacation https://t.co/fXFWDQGvOZ
#Egypt arrests Al Jazeera news producer during vacation https://t.co/fXFWDQGvOZ
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 24, 2016
A @madamasr conversation about #Egypt's rural communities and their resilience in the face of economic repression https://t.co/vbea2oZ6a9
A @madamasr conversation about #Egypt's rural communities and their resilience in the face of economic repression https://t.co/vbea2oZ6a9
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 23, 2016
Thursday, 22 December 2016
Encrypted-messaging service Signal back online after #Egypt blocked access https://t.co/kN8btW1ZXR via @ahramonline
Encrypted-messaging service Signal back online after #Egypt blocked access https://t.co/kN8btW1ZXR via @ahramonline
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 22, 2016
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
#Egypt's artists and writers who passed away in 2016 https://t.co/N1k980KxKV via @ahramonline
#Egypt's artists and writers who passed away in 2016 https://t.co/N1k980KxKV via @ahramonline
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 21, 2016
How #Egypt's ‘Democracy’ Really Works https://t.co/iSqLkYgKvK
How #Egypt's ‘Democracy’ Really Works https://t.co/iSqLkYgKvK
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 21, 2016
.@AUC magazine publishes testimony from faculty, students about #Egypt state security intervention on campus https://t.co/vMTmcIymeQ
.@AUC magazine publishes testimony from faculty, students about #Egypt state security intervention on campus https://t.co/vMTmcIymeQ
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 21, 2016
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
Appalling... #Egypt government shuts down third library owned by human rights activist Gamal Eid https://t.co/Zu0K3jmXIM via @madamasr
Appalling... #Egypt government shuts down third library owned by human rights activist Gamal Eid https://t.co/Zu0K3jmXIM via @madamasr
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 20, 2016
Sunday, 18 December 2016
#Egypt police officer, 9 enlisted officers charged with #torture in relation to death of cart driver Magdy Makeen https://t.co/D83APxB6ro
#Egypt police officer, 9 enlisted officers charged with #torture in relation to death of cart driver Magdy Makeen https://t.co/D83APxB6ro
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 18, 2016
A brief history of film censorship in #Egypt https://t.co/SRlg6C0tne via @madamasr
A brief history of film censorship in #Egypt https://t.co/SRlg6C0tne via @madamasr
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 18, 2016
Great! Two-year prison sentence against writer Ahmed Naji, jailed on charges of public indecency, suspended https://t.co/Z5QyCd9nRU #Egypt
Great! Two-year prison sentence against writer Ahmed Naji, jailed on charges of public indecency, suspended https://t.co/Z5QyCd9nRU #Egypt
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 18, 2016
Friday, 16 December 2016
Coptic Catholic Church cancels Christmas festivities in solidarity with Coptic Orthodox Church - #Egypt https://t.co/0SSlVwveSA
Coptic Catholic Church cancels Christmas festivities in solidarity with Coptic Orthodox Church - #Egypt https://t.co/0SSlVwveSA
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 16, 2016
Thursday, 15 December 2016
For those interested in the history of the Butrusiyya Church, attacked in Cairo this past Sunday... https://t.co/kadDwjKPzB #Egypt #Copts
For those interested in the history of the Butrusiyya Church, attacked in Cairo this past Sunday... https://t.co/kadDwjKPzB #Egypt #Copts
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 15, 2016
Looking forward to reading Hazem Kandil on "Sisi's #Egypt" https://t.co/hJlUeGBXyF
Looking forward to reading Hazem Kandil on "Sisi's #Egypt" https://t.co/hJlUeGBXyF
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 15, 2016
An essential reflection on sectarian violence in #Egypt by one who knows the situation intimately https://t.co/eGXRSGTuAV #Copts
An essential reflection on sectarian violence in #Egypt by one who knows the situation intimately https://t.co/eGXRSGTuAV #Copts
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 15, 2016
Aya Hijazi, held over 900 days in #Egypt, makes plea to Obama administration for help before Trump's inauguration https://t.co/ECPrBszBJq
Aya Hijazi, held over 900 days in #Egypt, makes plea to Obama administration for help before Trump's inauguration https://t.co/ECPrBszBJq
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 15, 2016
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
RT @jstacher: The subversive power of grief in #egypt by @sedgate in @meriponline - https://t.co/geVVIsIR6N
The subversive power of grief in #egypt by @sedgate in @meriponline - https://t.co/geVVIsIR6N
— josh stacher (@jstacher) December 14, 2016
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
.@HebaAfify reports on the funeral for those massacred in church on Sunday: "it’s a military affair" https://t.co/wK5Ud3Aulb #Egypt #Copts
.@HebaAfify reports on the funeral for those massacred in church on Sunday: "it’s a military affair" https://t.co/wK5Ud3Aulb #Egypt #Copts
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 14, 2016
RT @hackneylad: This, in the wake of the horrific Botroseyya Church attack in #Egypt, is essential - via @sedgate & @jadaliyya https://t.co/K7Luhlq3ZQ
This, in the wake of the horrific Botroseyya Church attack in #Egypt, is essential - via @sedgate & @jadaliyya https://t.co/K7Luhlq3ZQ
— Jack Shenker (@hackneylad) December 13, 2016
My thoughts on #Egypt's state-run funeral for Copts massacred at the Butrusiyya Church this past Sunday https://t.co/NVItulCjCQ
My thoughts on #Egypt's state-run funeral for Copts massacred at the Butrusiyya Church this past Sunday https://t.co/NVItulCjCQ
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 14, 2016
After state-run funeral, #Egypt activists organize own vigil to mourn victims of Cairo church bombing https://t.co/7aKgASttJC #Copts
After state-run funeral, #Egypt activists organize own vigil to mourn victims of Cairo church bombing https://t.co/7aKgASttJC #Copts
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016
Monday, 12 December 2016
To hold a funeral for Coptic martyrs littered everywhere with military men is a profound insult to those who died at Maspero. #Egypt #Copts
To hold a funeral for Coptic martyrs littered everywhere with military men is a profound insult to those who died at Maspero. #Egypt #Copts
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016
An #Egypt without its Coptic tradition would no longer be Egypt | #Copts https://t.co/jVsFiDhe7Y
An #Egypt without its Coptic tradition would no longer be Egypt | #Copts https://t.co/jVsFiDhe7Y
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016
Thanks to @arablit for this light after day of darkness! Adel Esmat Wins Mahfouz Medal | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/ACrPMA00bI
Thanks to @arablit for this light after day of darkness! Adel Esmat Wins Mahfouz Medal | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/ACrPMA00bI
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016
My latest on what's happening in #Egypt at the moment, with thanks to @Jadaliyya... https://t.co/UM5y9XJarC
My latest on what's happening in #Egypt at the moment, with thanks to @Jadaliyya... https://t.co/UM5y9XJarC
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016
.@HRW seems confused: Days after @kenroth ridicules #Copts on Twitter, @sarahleah1 calls on #Egypt to protect them https://t.co/pbS7TVqi9d
.@HRW seems confused: Days after @kenroth ridicules #Copts on Twitter, @sarahleah1 calls on #Egypt to protect them https://t.co/pbS7TVqi9d
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 12, 2016
Thank you @egyptianstreets for memorializing the victims of the attack | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/5C0Hf69ym8
Thank you @egyptianstreets for memorializing the victims of the attack | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/5C0Hf69ym8
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 12, 2016
Sunday, 11 December 2016
A few thoughts on the current predicament of #Egypt's #Copts: https://t.co/AzcTHGm3H2
A few thoughts on the current predicament of #Egypt's #Copts: http://pic.twitter.com/AzcTHGm3H2
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 12, 2016
Pope Tawadros faces a tremendous challenge: the very credibility of the Church as an institution will be at stake this week. #Egypt #Copts
Pope Tawadros faces a tremendous challenge: the very credibility of the Church as an institution will be at stake this week. #Egypt #Copts
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 11, 2016
Details about the library located inside the Botroseyya Church (attacked today) are available here... https://t.co/EQvEWWz0O9 #Egypt #Copts
Details about the library located inside the Botroseyya Church (attacked today) are available here... https://t.co/EQvEWWz0O9 #Egypt #Copts
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 11, 2016
As close an attack to center of the Coptic Orthodox Church as has ever happened in modern #Egypt's history https://t.co/LBEP3NEbli #Copts
As close an attack to center of the Coptic Orthodox Church as has ever happened in modern #Egypt's history https://t.co/LBEP3NEbli #Copts
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 11, 2016
Saturday, 10 December 2016
I'm told that @KenRoth of @HRW is ridiculing #Egypt's Coptic Christian minority on Twitter. And on #HumanRightsDay, no less. Despicable.
I'm told that @KenRoth of @HRW is ridiculing #Egypt's Coptic Christian minority on Twitter. And on #HumanRightsDay, no less. Despicable.
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 10, 2016
#Egypt court overturned five-year sentence, EGP 209mil fine against Safwat El-Sherif over corruption https://t.co/IASGDyWYDl
#Egypt court overturned five-year sentence, EGP 209mil fine against Safwat El-Sherif over corruption https://t.co/IASGDyWYDl
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 10, 2016
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Uncovering the Story of #Egypt's Surrealists https://t.co/psoPpAH8DL via @artsy
Uncovering the Story of #Egypt's Surrealists https://t.co/psoPpAH8DL via @artsy
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 8, 2016
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Disturbing... Azza Soliman accused of receiving foreign funding to harm #Egypt's interests, establishing illegal NGO https://t.co/mtq8aYp2HX
Disturbing... Azza Soliman accused of receiving foreign funding to harm #Egypt's interests, establishing illegal NGO https://t.co/mtq8aYp2HX
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 7, 2016
Women's rights activist Azza Soliman, founder of Centre for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance, arrested in #Egypt https://t.co/3RB7truQ0A
Women's rights activist Azza Soliman, founder of Centre for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance, arrested in #Egypt https://t.co/3RB7truQ0A
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 7, 2016
Saturday, 3 December 2016
#Egypt: 217 people were banned from travel between June 2014 and September 2016, 115 of them government critics https://t.co/cVGJalod2y
#Egypt: 217 people were banned from travel between June 2014 and September 2016, 115 of them government critics https://t.co/cVGJalod2y
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 3, 2016
#Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court upholds law that bans protests, protecting it from further challenges https://t.co/8O58pp10O0
#Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court upholds law that bans protests, protecting it from further challenges https://t.co/8O58pp10O0
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 3, 2016
Friday, 2 December 2016
Ancient Egyptian knees seem to claim more attention than most modern Egyptians in Western media outlets... https://t.co/J42MMdrGSl #Egypt
Ancient Egyptian knees seem to claim more attention than most modern Egyptians in Western media outlets... https://t.co/J42MMdrGSl #Egypt
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 2, 2016
#Egypt government apparently not only anti-NGO and anti-human rights, but anti-books and anti-knowledge as well https://t.co/yEL0Nd3cdV
#Egypt government apparently not only anti-NGO and anti-human rights, but anti-books and anti-knowledge as well https://t.co/yEL0Nd3cdV
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 2, 2016
Thursday, 1 December 2016
“What has Azza done?”: Mozn Hassan pays tribute to the singular activism of Azza Soliman in #Egypt https://t.co/H7ISU9aqFp
“What has Azza done?”: Mozn Hassan pays tribute to the singular activism of Azza Soliman in #Egypt https://t.co/H7ISU9aqFp
— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 1, 2016