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  1. Links November 20th to November 22nd

    http://arabist.net/archives/2008/11/22/links-november-20th-to-november-22nd/

    Links from my del.icio.us account for November 20th through November 22nd: Middle East Report 249: Imagining the Next Occupation by Jason Brownlee - Brownlee on FM 3-07, the US Army "Stability Operations" manual which advises on how run military operations to stabilize areas under occupation. …

    1 day ago
  2. CT software

    http://arabist.net/archives/2008/11/21/ct-software/

    Take a look at this demo of software used by counter-terrorism analysts to track down individuals and their relationships - the example they use is with a religious charity and individuals in Maadi. And they pronounce Maadi in a funny way. Hat tip: Intelfusion.…

    2 days ago
  3. Nearly 300 teens arrested on Cairo’s streets for harassment

    http://arabist.net/archives/2008/11/21/nearly-300-teens-arrested-on-cairos-streets-for-harassment/

    Completely surreal: Egyptian police announced Wedneday they had arrested more than 550 teenagers suspected of sexually harassing girls outside schools in several Cairo districts in a single day. The culprits were awaiting interrogation and trial Thursday. …

    2 days ago
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    Egypt: one blogger disappeared and another still in custody despite court order

    http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/23/egypt-one-...

    protest seeking more independency to the judiciary , and the second time was last May, while some cyber activists were calling for a general strike. Egyptian blogspher knew the news through Jakiu mobile network, and reacted immediately. Zeinobia and 3arabawy blogs (English speaking) published post about the matter, later on many other bloggers and Facebook users wrote notes telling their friends about the disappearance of Adel. Egyptian blogger still in custody though he got a release warrant

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    English PEN World Atlas

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    Links November 20th to November 22nd

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    Take a look at this demo of software used by counter-terrorism analysts to track down individuals an

    http://euraktiva.vox.com/library/post/take-a-look-at-this-de...

    http://arabist.net/archives/2008/11/2...

    21 hours ago in euraktiva · Authority: 4
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    Permalink to Overheard in Cairo

    http://insideislam.wisc.edu/index.php/archives/196

    The blog Hatshepsut is about women, politics, and academia in Egypt. History knows Hatshepsut as an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. Her reign receives less attention than others like Cleopatra because she maintained a stable, peaceful, and prosperous legacy without the dramatic

    1 day ago in Inside Islam · Authority: 8
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    حَوْلِيَّاتُ صَاحِبِ الأشْجَارِ | "نحتاج وقتا طويلا لننطق أي شيء بالإنتية القديمة، لذا فنحن لا نقول ما لا يستحق وقته"

    http://gharbeia.net

    طَيُّ الْمُتَّصِل عالقهوة قطر الندى لنتعد الطبيعي ما بدا لي مالك مغامرات بسمة مفطصى نورا يونس وسع خيالك 3arabawy Baheyya Inanities The Arabist The Skeptic

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    King Hassan II sitting on the Royal Throne during the ceremony...

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    King Hassan II sitting on the Royal Throne during the ceremony of his installation (coronation) as King of Morocco, 1961. (Via The Life Collection at The Arabist)

    3 days ago in Negev Rock City by nealnyc · Authority: 30
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    على اسم مصر

    http://lenin1917.blogspot.com

    نسيت ااقولكم ان الكومراد عرباوى كان منورنا فى الجامعة وطبعا الكومراد مش محتاج &

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    Police Get Three Years for Manslaughter

    http://elijahzarwan.net/blog/?p=1003

    AFP via 3arabawy: Cairo - A court in the southern Egyptian city of Sohag sentenced two policemen to three years in jail on Saturday for dragging a man to his death behind a car, the state news agency MENA reported.

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    English PEN World Atlas

    http://penatlas.blogspot.com

    Links November 14th to November 16th

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    مياديــــــن

    http://kahaw.blogspot.com

    3arabawy

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