Daily Links 11/11/2015

• A statement by Hossam Bahgat on his military detention, interrogation | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

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Daily Links 11/10/2015

• Egypt's Military Offered Top Activist A Deal To Escape Jail Time, But He Refused It - BuzzFeed News

  tags: egypt

• Update: Military prosecution orders detention of Hossam Bahgat for 4 days in unknown location | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

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#Egypt’s Military Offered Top Activist Hossam Bahgat A Deal To Escape Jail Time, But He Refused It https://t.co/5e4A7gRxax via @borzou

#Egypt’s Military Offered Top Activist Hossam Bahgat A Deal To Escape Jail Time, But He Refused It https://t.co/5e4A7gRxax via @borzou

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) November 9, 2015

Daily Links 11/03/2015

• Lebanon charges Saudi prince with drug smuggling - BBC News

  tags: saudi

• Rights groups launch week-long campaign against forced disappearances | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• Egyptian opposition party plans legal battle over UK immunity for Sisi aide | World news | The Guardian

  tags: egypt

• Journalists Syndicate defends critical media after Sisi's criticism - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt

• Erdoğan’s Victory by Violence | Jacobin

  tags: turkey

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#Egypt rights groups launch week-long campaign against forced disappearances https://t.co/n0SmjOqd77 via @madamasr

#Egypt rights groups launch week-long campaign against forced disappearances https://t.co/n0SmjOqd77 via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) November 3, 2015

#Egypt opposition party plans legal battle over UK immunity for Sisi aide https://t.co/w71Uabzpx4

#Egypt opposition party plans legal battle over UK immunity for Sisi aide https://t.co/w71Uabzpx4

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) November 3, 2015

#Egypt's Journalist Syndicate defends critical media after Sisi's criticism https://t.co/1uI8d2kOmY via @ahramonline

#Egypt's Journalist Syndicate defends critical media after Sisi's criticism https://t.co/1uI8d2kOmY via @ahramonline

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) November 3, 2015

Daily Links 11/02/2015

• Egyptian Copts, women make record gains in 1st stage of 2015 parliament elections - Egypt Elections 2015 - Egypt - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt copts

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#Egypt to put editor and writer on trial for sexually explicit writing https://t.co/YWkalV1Lru

#Egypt to put editor and writer on trial for sexually explicit writing https://t.co/YWkalV1Lru

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) November 1, 2015

#Egypt's #Copts, women make record gains in 1st stage of 2015 parliament elections https://t.co/i4LbeqpB6L via @ahramonline

#Egypt's #Copts, women make record gains in 1st stage of 2015 parliament elections https://t.co/i4LbeqpB6L via @ahramonline

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) November 1, 2015

Chilling. Lufthansa, Air France avoid flying over Sinai after crash - #Egypt https://t.co/urEg5KcOLw

Chilling. Lufthansa, Air France avoid flying over Sinai after crash - #Egypt https://t.co/urEg5KcOLw

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 31, 2015

Sisi comes to London: why is David Cameron welcoming #Egypt's autocrat to the UK? - https://t.co/PhrVsPjJ7S https://t.co/uBwkau96lf

Sisi comes to London: why is David Cameron welcoming #Egypt's autocrat to the UK? - https://t.co/PhrVsPjJ7S https://t.co/uBwkau96lf

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 31, 2015

Daily Links 10/31/2015

• Almost 12,000 people arrested for terrorism in 2015: Interior Ministry | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• We must resist the market forces destroying our universities | Deborah Hermanns | Comment is free | The Guardian

• Battle for Yemen's Taiz takes rising civilian toll - Al Jazeera English

  tags: yemen

• The Door for Many Middle East Scholars is Slamming Shut - Al-Fanar MediaAl-Fanar Media

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Almost 12,000 people arrested for terrorism in 2015: #Egypt's Interior Ministry https://t.co/ZUWtMGHErT via @madamasr

Almost 12,000 people arrested for terrorism in 2015: #Egypt's Interior Ministry https://t.co/ZUWtMGHErT via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 31, 2015

Daily Links 10/30/2015

• The Urgent Need to Protect and Rebuild Arab Higher Education - Al-Fanar MediaAl-Fanar Media

• American Drone Assassinations May Violate International Law, Experts Say

• Cairobserver's 5th Issue Launch: University

  tags: egypt

• The changing face of downtown | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• The battle for Turkey: can Selahattin Demirtas pull the country back from the brink of civil war? | Christopher de Bellaigue | World news | The Guardian

  tags: turkey

• Attacks on the Press Escalate Ahead of Turkish Elections

• Saudi blogger Raif Badawi awarded Sakharov human rights prize - BBC News

  tags: saudi

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The changing face of downtown #Cairo | #Egypt https://t.co/ADUDh4Ty1U via @madamasr

The changing face of downtown #Cairo | #Egypt https://t.co/ADUDh4Ty1U via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 30, 2015

Daily Links 10/29/2015

• Low turnout in parliamentary runoff despite state incentives to vote | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

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Low turnout in #Egypt parliamentary runoff despite state incentives to vote https://t.co/D4hCpOHFsr via @madamasr

Low turnout in #Egypt parliamentary runoff despite state incentives to vote https://t.co/D4hCpOHFsr via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 29, 2015

A letter from @Alaa Abd El Fattah to his sisters | #Egypt https://t.co/DWK0ZxteZP

A letter from @Alaa Abd El Fattah to his sisters | #Egypt https://t.co/DWK0ZxteZP

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 27, 2015

Kafr al-Dawwar joins Mahalla textile workers on 5th day of strike | #Egypt @MadaMasr https://t.co/I8AN16Ke4t

Kafr al-Dawwar joins Mahalla textile workers on 5th day of strike | #Egypt @MadaMasr https://t.co/I8AN16Ke4t

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 26, 2015

#Egypt's PM freezes new grading system following Thanaweya Amma student protests - Ahram Online https://t.co/lJBSSs8WJu

#Egypt's PM freezes new grading system following Thanaweya Amma student protests - Ahram Online https://t.co/lJBSSs8WJu

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 24, 2015

Daily Links 10/24/2015

• Why revolution is no longer possible | openDemocracy

• Why almost nobody participated in the Egyptian parliamentary elections | openDemocracy

  tags: egypt

• Women of the intifadas - Al Jazeera English

• Gaza’s Untold Story

• Lockheed Martin, Boeing Rally Round Saudi Arabia, Wave Off Humanitarian Concerns

  tags: saudi

• Davutoğlu promises to find spouses for unmarried if AK Party is elected

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"Voting in an autocracy makes no sense" | #Egypt https://t.co/TKoJvOtT9b

"Voting in an autocracy makes no sense" | #Egypt https://t.co/TKoJvOtT9b

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 23, 2015

Daily Links 10/23/2015

• Conversation With Steven Salaita: A Controversial Scholar Reflects on His Move to Beirut - Al-Fanar MediaAl-Fanar Media

• Workers strike over unpaid bonuses at Egypt's largest textile company | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• Yemen is shattered and peace seems a long way off. The world can’t just watch on | Farea Al-Muslimi and Rafat Al-Akhali | Comment is free | The Guardian

  tags: yemen

• Egypt’s Mahalla Spinning and Weaving workers strike, demand social bonus - Economy - Business - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt

• Watch Vincent Price Turn Into Edgar Allan Poe & Read Four Classic Poe Stories (1970) | Open Culture

• U.S. Ally Saudi Arabia Prepares to Behead, Crucify Pro-Democracy Protester Ali Mohammed al-Nimr | Democracy Now!

  tags: saudi

• Rewriting the Holocaust | Jacobin

  "Netanyahu’s attempt to shift the burden of Nazi atrocities to Palestinians is nothing new"

• Journalist missing after police arrest him in his home | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• Why Palestinians Need an International Protection Force | The Nation

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Workers strike over unpaid bonuses at #Egypt's largest textile company https://t.co/EWMNtkaIz2 via @madamasr

Workers strike over unpaid bonuses at #Egypt's largest textile company https://t.co/EWMNtkaIz2 via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 23, 2015

#Egypt’s Mahalla Spinning and Weaving workers strike, demand social bonus https://t.co/zM6D0p1k5r via @ahramonline

#Egypt’s Mahalla Spinning and Weaving workers strike, demand social bonus https://t.co/zM6D0p1k5r via @ahramonline

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 23, 2015

#Egypt journalist missing after police arrest him in his home https://t.co/LPLptK9Xfs via @madamasr

#Egypt journalist missing after police arrest him in his home https://t.co/LPLptK9Xfs via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 23, 2015

Special Report: #Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight - https://t.co/krXfY4TB6c https://t.co/iOOUSxwQzb

Special Report: #Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight - https://t.co/krXfY4TB6c https://t.co/iOOUSxwQzb

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 22, 2015

Hussein Mosque closed to bar Shias from observing Ashura holiday | #Egypt @MadaMasr https://t.co/Ibzk0a1gtF

Hussein Mosque closed to bar Shias from observing Ashura holiday | #Egypt @MadaMasr https://t.co/Ibzk0a1gtF

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 22, 2015

Daily Links 10/22/2015

• Bahrain: One-year prison sentence for activist who ripped up photo of King a vindictive assault on freedom of expression | Amnesty International

  tags: bahrain

• Netanyahu’s fairytale about Hitler and the mufti is the last thing we need | Tom Segev | Comment is free | The Guardian

• Egypt: Armed raid on journalism NGO bears hallmarks of another assault on independent media | Amnesty International

  tags: egypt

• The Dramatic Middle East: Performance as History in Egypt and Beyond - Gitre - 2015 - History Compass - Wiley Online Library

  tags: egypt

• Former Israeli prime minister sued in US for raid on Gaza flotilla | World news | The Guardian

• A good day for Canada, an awful one for NDP - The Globe and Mail

• Is This the 3rd Palestinian Intifada? | The Nation

• The 100-year Intifada - Al Jazeera English

• Coptic candidates dominate parliament election runoff in Minya | Cairo Post

  tags: egypt copts

• Egypt Salafists pushed out in 1st round of parliament elections | Cairo Post

  tags: egypt

• Egypt’s Censorship Authority questions Morgan Freeman's presence in Egypt - Film - Arts & Culture - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt

• Harper’s gone, Trudeau is in — the struggle continues | ROAR Magazine

• “Be it Resolved”: Full Text of the Proposed AAA Boycott Resolution | Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions

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#Egypt: Armed raid on journalism NGO bears hallmarks of another assault on independent media https://t.co/LVjzlGHehI

#Egypt: Armed raid on journalism NGO bears hallmarks of another assault on independent media https://t.co/LVjzlGHehI

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 22, 2015

Exciting new article in History Compass! The Dramatic Middle East: Performance as History in #Egypt and Beyond https://t.co/HZ7FSSC4hR

Exciting new article in History Compass! The Dramatic Middle East: Performance as History in #Egypt and Beyond https://t.co/HZ7FSSC4hR

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 22, 2015

Whoa... Coptic candidates dominate parliament election runoff in Minya | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/TolmkPBdJN via @TheCairoPost

Whoa... Coptic candidates dominate parliament election runoff in Minya | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/TolmkPBdJN via @TheCairoPost

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 21, 2015

#Egypt’s Salafists pushed out in first round of parliament elections https://t.co/2uFkGOQsd4 via @TheCairoPost

#Egypt’s Salafists pushed out in first round of parliament elections https://t.co/2uFkGOQsd4 via @TheCairoPost

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 21, 2015

Sheer lunacy... #Egypt’s Censorship Authority questions Morgan Freeman's presence in the country https://t.co/R5YOgIGpip

Sheer lunacy... #Egypt’s Censorship Authority questions Morgan Freeman's presence in the country https://t.co/R5YOgIGpip

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 21, 2015

Daily Links 10/21/2015

• Poverty goals? No, it’s extreme wealth we should be targeting | Zoe Williams | Comment is free | The Guardian

• The Council of Canadians is Prepared to Push the New Liberal Government on Key Campaign Areas | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

• Saudi prince avoids charges over alleged sex assaults in LA - BBC News

  tags: saudi

• Alternative media: Egypt - Al Jazeera English

  tags: egypt

• Israeli colonisation is at the root of the violence - Al Jazeera English

• 'I'll be back on the job very soon': Mohamed Fahmy vows to fight on after #FreeAJstaff | World news | The Guardian

  tags: egypt

• Egypt elections: Some aren't running, some are boycotting, and this is why - Egypt Elections 2015 - Egypt - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt

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Important that @MadaMasr is on the list here... Alternative media: #Egypt https://t.co/ml7sBGqF2E

Important that @MadaMasr is on the list here... Alternative media: #Egypt https://t.co/ml7sBGqF2E

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 20, 2015

'I'll be back on the job very soon': Mohamed Fahmy vows to fight on after #FreeAJstaff | #Egypt https://t.co/Z233FoVkLW

'I'll be back on the job very soon': Mohamed Fahmy vows to fight on after #FreeAJstaff | #Egypt https://t.co/Z233FoVkLW

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 20, 2015

#Egypt elections: Some aren't running, some are boycotting, and this is why https://t.co/iFT3Ajb1kL

#Egypt elections: Some aren't running, some are boycotting, and this is why https://t.co/iFT3Ajb1kL

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 20, 2015

The perils of being a reporter in #Egypt under Sisi - BBC https://t.co/Ti9PzpWCr2

The perils of being a reporter in #Egypt under Sisi - BBC https://t.co/Ti9PzpWCr2

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 19, 2015

Daily Links 10/19/2015

• Renowned Egyptian novelist Gamal El-Ghitani dies at 70 - Books - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt

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Renowned #Egypt novelist Gamal El-Ghitani dies at 70 http://t.co/shBybfIitR via @ahramonline

Renowned #Egypt novelist Gamal El-Ghitani dies at 70 http://t.co/shBybfIitR via @ahramonline

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 19, 2015

'The Egyptian government is waging a war on civil society' | #Egypt http://t.co/gItjIH3FtN

'The Egyptian government is waging a war on civil society' | #Egypt http://t.co/gItjIH3FtN

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 15, 2015

Daily Links 10/15/2015

• In Serious Gaffe, Sanders Treats Opponent with Dignity and Respect - The New Yorker

• English Courses a ‘Cash Cow’, Cairo University Students Say - Al-Fanar MediaAl-Fanar Media

  tags: egypt

• Afghan hospital bombing: panel ready to begin US war crimes investigation | World news | The Guardian

• Moroccan Intellectual Collapses After Hunger Strike Over Ban - The New York Times

  tags: morocco

• A coup busted? | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• Mother of Saudi man sentenced to crucifixion begs Obama to intervene | World news | The Guardian

  tags: saudi

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English Courses a ‘Cash Cow’, Cairo University Students Say | #Egypt http://t.co/kS8TDaBFla

English Courses a ‘Cash Cow’, Cairo University Students Say | #Egypt http://t.co/kS8TDaBFla

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 14, 2015

A coup busted in #Egypt? The secret military trial of 26 officers for plotting “regime change” with the Brotherhood http://t.co/2TlIDik71f

A coup busted in #Egypt? The secret military trial of 26 officers for plotting “regime change” with the Brotherhood http://t.co/2TlIDik71f

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 14, 2015

Daily Links 10/14/2015

• The Lessons Learned From A Scholar's Incendiary Tweets : NPR

• "We Are the Masters," Says Israeli Mayor, As 3 More Palestinians Are Killed | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

• Portland Takes First Step Towards Becoming Occupation Free | BDSmovement.net

• Money has always trumped morals in the UK’s dealings with Saudi Arabia | Simon Jenkins | Comment is free | The Guardian

  tags: saudi

• Egypt's Wafd Party invokes past glories in parliamentary bid - Features - Egypt - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt

• Former U.S. Detainees Sue Psychologists Responsible For CIA Torture Program

• Beyond Abbas and Oslo - The New Yorker

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Frankly pathetic... #Egypt's Wafd Party invokes past glories in parliamentary bid http://t.co/PUoXAUNJc5

Frankly pathetic... #Egypt's Wafd Party invokes past glories in parliamentary bid http://t.co/PUoXAUNJc5

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 13, 2015

Daily Links 10/13/2015

• Informal settlements: Swept under the carpet? | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• The Ankara Massacre and the State as a Serial Killer in Erdogan’s Turkey

  tags: turkey

• Coptic community voices rejections of Al-Nour Party’s candidates - Daily News Egypt

  tags: egypt copts

• When singers face the music for copyright infringement | The National

  tags: egypt

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#Egypt's informal settlements: Swept under the carpet? http://t.co/d20d0zJz5j via @madamasr

#Egypt's informal settlements: Swept under the carpet? http://t.co/d20d0zJz5j via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 12, 2015

Headline not exactly news... Coptic community voices rejections of Al-Nour Party’s candidates | #Egypt #Copts http://t.co/0PGWt8CJAl

Headline not exactly news... Coptic community voices rejections of Al-Nour Party’s candidates | #Egypt #Copts http://t.co/0PGWt8CJAl

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 12, 2015

Daily Links 10/12/2015

• Palestinians ‘more isolated than at any point since 1948’ | World news | The Guardian

• Don’t let the Nobel prize fool you. Economics is not a science | Joris Luyendijk | Comment is free | The Guardian

• There will be no peace until Israel’s occupation of Palestine ends | Marwan Barghouti | Comment is free | The Guardian

• Nawal El Saadawi: ‘Do you feel you are liberated? I feel I am not’ | Books | The Guardian

  tags: egypt

• Whatever happened to Middle Eastern studies? | Mada Masr

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#Egypt's Nawal El Saadawi: ‘Do you feel you are liberated? I feel I am not’ http://t.co/vNMqthyVEi

#Egypt's Nawal El Saadawi: ‘Do you feel you are liberated? I feel I am not’ http://t.co/vNMqthyVEi

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 11, 2015

Daily Links 10/11/2015

• In Egypt, no help for the suicidal | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• Human rights in focus: Aida Seif al-Dawla | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• Birzeit University appeals to academic and human rights institutions to speak out against the crimes of the Israeli occupation | Birzeit University

• Where is the problem? | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• Maspero — the absence of justice | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt copts

• A changing of the guard in Algiers - Al Jazeera English

• Solidarity with the Palestinian popular resistance! Boycott Israel now! | BDSmovement.net

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In #Egypt, no help for the suicidal http://t.co/MAW8sgDteW via @madamasr

In #Egypt, no help for the suicidal http://t.co/MAW8sgDteW via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 10, 2015

Human rights in focus: Aida Seif al-Dawla | #Egypt @MadaMasr http://t.co/0riGn1UjGA

Human rights in focus: Aida Seif al-Dawla | #Egypt @MadaMasr http://t.co/0riGn1UjGA

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 10, 2015

Don't miss this cartoon by Andeel... Where is the problem? | #Egypt http://t.co/OFcn3wxQDo via @madamasr

Don't miss this cartoon by Andeel... Where is the problem? | #Egypt http://t.co/OFcn3wxQDo via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 10, 2015

Maspero — the absence of justice | #Egypt #Copts http://t.co/7rvWV76wjO via @madamasr

Maspero — the absence of justice | #Egypt #Copts http://t.co/7rvWV76wjO via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 10, 2015

Daily Links 10/10/2015

• Zunera Ishaq, who challenged ban on niqab, takes citizenship oath wearing it - Politics - CBC News

• A Photographer Captures Joy in Gaza

• Maspero2011: Archiving the memory of the Coptic protest's violent dispersal | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt copts

• Egyptian parliamentary elections are just a sideshow in the Sissi regime - The Washington Post

  tags: egypt

• Hamas leader in Gaza declares intifada as deadly attacks continue | World news | The Guardian

• Nobel peace prize: national dialogue brought Tunisia back from the brink | World news | The Guardian

  tags: tunisia

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Maspero2011: Archiving the memory of the Coptic protest's violent dispersal | @MadaMasr | #Egypt #Copts http://t.co/zO6KpDTxTC

Maspero2011: Archiving the memory of the Coptic protest's violent dispersal | @MadaMasr | #Egypt #Copts http://t.co/zO6KpDTxTC

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 9, 2015

#Egypt parliamentary elections are just a sideshow in the Sissi regime http://t.co/2NSSQI5Hyn

#Egypt parliamentary elections are just a sideshow in the Sissi regime http://t.co/2NSSQI5Hyn

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 9, 2015

Daily Links 10/09/2015

• Pinochet directly ordered killing on US soil of Chilean diplomat, papers reveal | World news | The Guardian

• A Case for Action: The AAA Task Force Report on Engagement with Israel/Palestine | Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions

• Major Report Exposes Insidious Campaign Against Pro-Palestine Activists on US Campuses | The Nation

• An Egyptian classic of feminist fiction | Books | The Guardian

  tags: egypt

• Prime Minister’s Office ordered halt to refugee processing - The Globe and Mail

• Canadian anti-Muslim sentiment is rising, disturbing new poll reveals - Macleans.ca

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An Egyptian classic of feminist fiction | #Egypt http://t.co/5BzCNofrfI

An Egyptian classic of feminist fiction | #Egypt http://t.co/5BzCNofrfI

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 8, 2015

Daily Links 10/08/2015

• Confusion reigns over the status of Internet calling apps | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• Does Free Speech Have a Palestine Exception? Dismissed Professor Steven Salaita Speaks Out | Democracy Now!

• Why I Was Fired - The Chronicle of Higher Education

• Britain urged to stop providing weapons to Saudi Arabia | World news | The Guardian

  tags: saudi

• Fifty years in Canada, and now I feel like a second-class citizen - The Globe and Mail

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In #Egypt, confusion reigns over the status of Internet calling apps http://t.co/GNjsDzs7fl via @madamasr

In #Egypt, confusion reigns over the status of Internet calling apps http://t.co/GNjsDzs7fl via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) October 7, 2015

Daily Links 10/01/2015

• The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: A Movement Under Attack in the US | Center for Constitutional Rights

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Daily Links 09/30/2015

• Egypt’s ‘Alef’ Bookstore Chain Opening Branch in London | Arabic Literature (in English)

  tags: egypt

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Great news! #Egypt's 'Alef' Bookstore Chain Opening Branch in London http://t.co/bY1lCdyFTJ via @arablit

Great news! #Egypt's 'Alef' Bookstore Chain Opening Branch in London http://t.co/bY1lCdyFTJ via @arablit

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 29, 2015

Daily Links 09/24/2015

• How PowerPoint is killing critical thought | Andrew Smith | Comment is free | The Guardian

• Update: Activists Yara Sallam, Sanaa Seif released from prison | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• In Pictures: Hajj 2015 - Al Jazeera English

• A Conversation With Sari Hanafi: The State Of Arab Research - Al-Fanar MediaAl-Fanar Media

• Hajj graffiti in Upper Egypt - Photo Heritage - Folk - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt

• The Fahmy saga: 10 key twists in his legal nightmare in Egypt - The Globe and Mail

  tags: egypt

• Joy, relief as Mohamed Fahmy freed from Cairo prison - The Globe and Mail

  tags: egypt

• The human cost of Egypt's 'successful war on terror' | World news | The Guardian

  tags: egypt

• Egypt’s President Pardons Journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed - The New York Times

  tags: egypt

• Al Jazeera journalists freed from Egypt prison - Al Jazeera English

  tags: egypt

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Hajj graffiti in Upper #Egypt http://t.co/H3N3uFnKdp via @ahramonline

Hajj graffiti in Upper #Egypt http://t.co/H3N3uFnKdp via @ahramonline

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 23, 2015

The Fahmy saga: 10 key twists in his legal nightmare in #Egypt | @globeandmail http://t.co/3pBalIaQJH

The Fahmy saga: 10 key twists in his legal nightmare in #Egypt | @globeandmail http://t.co/3pBalIaQJH

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 23, 2015

Joy, relief as Mohamed Fahmy freed from Cairo prison | #Egypt http://t.co/KqvLxYZ62w

Joy, relief as Mohamed Fahmy freed from Cairo prison | #Egypt http://t.co/KqvLxYZ62w

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 23, 2015

The human cost of #Egypt's 'successful war on terror,' by @MadaMasr http://t.co/8olg2dG8Xq

The human cost of #Egypt's 'successful war on terror,' by @MadaMasr http://t.co/8olg2dG8Xq

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 23, 2015

#Egypt’s President Pardons Journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed http://t.co/vWKFv5rfgu

#Egypt’s President Pardons Journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed http://t.co/vWKFv5rfgu

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 23, 2015

Al Jazeera journalists freed from #Egypt prison http://t.co/6yKEkBpnqs

Al Jazeera journalists freed from #Egypt prison http://t.co/6yKEkBpnqs

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 23, 2015

Daily Links 09/19/2015

• Egypt's 'zero schoolgirl' demands independent inquiry into exam results | World news | The Guardian

  tags: egypt

• Bombing is immoral, stupid and never wins wars. Syria is the latest victim | Simon Jenkins | Comment is free | The Guardian

  tags: syria

• Mexico demands compensation for victims of military airstrike | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• When Is Assassination Not Assassination? When the Government Says So

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#Egypt's 'zero schoolgirl' demands independent inquiry into exam results http://t.co/BWnDAT1KXD

#Egypt's 'zero schoolgirl' demands independent inquiry into exam results http://t.co/BWnDAT1KXD

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 18, 2015

Daily Links 09/18/2015

• Donald Trump: American Psycho | Jacobin

• Mexican survivor recounts 3 hour aerial bombing ordeal in Egypt | News by Country | Reuters

  tags: egypt

• Ancient manuscript pieced together after Cairo Museum find | Books | The Guardian

  tags: egypt

• Egypt Bans News Coverage of Killings of Mexican Tourists - The New York Times

  tags: egypt

• Jeremy Corbyn is a patriot – he would never have waged the illegal war that killed my son | Reg Keys | Comment is free | The Guardian

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Mexican survivor recounts 3 hour aerial bombing ordeal in #Egypt http://t.co/UlefSsDHOb

Mexican survivor recounts 3 hour aerial bombing ordeal in #Egypt http://t.co/UlefSsDHOb

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 17, 2015

Ancient manuscript pieced together after Cairo Museum find | #Egypt http://t.co/gLUfhrrROE

Ancient manuscript pieced together after Cairo Museum find | #Egypt http://t.co/gLUfhrrROE

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 17, 2015

#Egypt Bans News Coverage of Killings of Mexican Tourists http://t.co/QOM6YOD7Qy

#Egypt Bans News Coverage of Killings of Mexican Tourists http://t.co/QOM6YOD7Qy

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 17, 2015

Daily Links 09/17/2015

• Corbyn was right not to sing the national anthem. Authenticity is all he has | Hugh Muir | Comment is free | The Guardian

• Corbyn stands silent for national anthem at Battle of Britain service | Politics | The Guardian

• 50 Years After the Moynihan Report, Examining the Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration - The Atlantic

• There Is No Excuse for How Universities Treat Adjuncts - The Atlantic

• Remembering Sabra & Shatila: The death of their world - Region - World - Ahram Online

• Arrest of 14-Year-Old Student for Making a Clock: the Fruits of Sustained Fearmongering and Anti-Muslim Animus

• Mexico Denounces Deadly Attack on Tourists by Egyptian Forces - The New York Times

  tags: egypt

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Mexico Denounces Deadly Attack on Tourists by #Egypt Forces http://t.co/y3FsYWVTkV

Mexico Denounces Deadly Attack on Tourists by #Egypt Forces http://t.co/y3FsYWVTkV

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 16, 2015

Daily Links 09/16/2015

• What really happened in the Western Desert? | Mada Masr

  tags: egypt

• Who killed the 20th century’s greatest spy? | Simon Parkin | World news | The Guardian

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What really happened in the Western Desert? | #Egypt @MadaMasr http://t.co/ZEnZGczpkS

What really happened in the Western Desert? | #Egypt @MadaMasr http://t.co/ZEnZGczpkS

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 15, 2015

Daily Links 09/15/2015

• Labour’s Dead Center - The New York Times

• Our life in the Zaatari refugee camp: no electricity, no space to sleep, no escape | Abu Amar | Comment is free | The Guardian

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Daily Links 09/14/2015

• Mecca crane collapse shows dangers of city's construction boom | World news | The Guardian

  tags: saudi

• Ex-Blairites must find new agenda or face the political wilderness | Politics | The Guardian

• Corbyn victory energises the alienated and alienates the establishment | Gary Younge | Comment is free | The Guardian

• Blairism is dead and buried. Jeremy Corbyn is the future | Len McCluskey | Comment is free | The Guardian

• Egypt's 2014 constitution was written with good intentions but is not enough: Sisi - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt

• Israeli forces storm Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, attack worshipers - Region - World - Ahram Online

• Cairo's tuk-tuk drivers defiant despite ban - Features - Egypt - Ahram Online

  tags: egypt

• Danger and death are never far away as the Syrian capital tries to cling to normal life | World news | The Guardian

  tags: syria

• ‘Britain can’t cut its way to prosperity. We have to build it’ | Jeremy Corbyn | Comment is free | The Guardian

• How Jeremy Corbyn Can Win | Jacobin

• Airstrikes Take Toll on Civilians in Yemen War - The New York Times

  tags: yemen

• Are College Lectures Unfair? - The New York Times

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Uh oh. #Egypt's 2014 constitution was written with good intentions but is not enough: Sisi http://t.co/H15SkYQD77

Uh oh. #Egypt's 2014 constitution was written with good intentions but is not enough: Sisi http://t.co/H15SkYQD77

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 13, 2015

Cairo's tuk-tuk drivers defiant despite ban | #Egypt http://t.co/UM5zKpQk11

Cairo's tuk-tuk drivers defiant despite ban | #Egypt http://t.co/UM5zKpQk11

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) September 13, 2015

Daily Links 09/13/2015

• Corbyn can win a general election | Ken Livingstone | Comment is free | The Guardian

• Lower Blood Pressure Guidelines Could Be ‘Lifesaving,’ Federal Study Says - The New York Times

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Daily Links 09/12/2015

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• Debt campaigners hail UN vote as breakthrough | Business | The Guardian

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• U.S. government blocks release of new CIA torture details | Reuters

  tags: torture

• Inside Yemen's forgotten war - BBC News

  tags: yemen

• TIMEP Partners with Eshhad To Launch Sectarianism and Minority Rights Tracking Project in Egypt - The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

  tags: egypt copts

• Influential Pro-Israel Group Suffers Stinging Political Defeat - The New York Times

• Attacks by 'deep state' leave Tunisia truth commission in crisis | World news | The Guardian

  tags: tunisia

• Syria, Egypt agree on restoring ties: report | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR

  tags: egypt syria

• UN Strongly Approves Palestinian Proposal to Raise Flag - The New York Times

• 'This is the end': leftwing Pacifica Radio affiliates enter protracted death spiral | Media | The Guardian

• The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started | The Nation

  tags: chile

• The Coup in Chile | Jacobin

  tags: chile

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