#social media
A brief history of memes
Memes have become a new virtual medium of its own, just like television, radio, or books
Odra
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ملف / موضوع
#internet activism
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تقارير — #internet activism
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#censorship
Egypt’s cybercrime bill
Last week, privately owned newspaper Al-Watan reported that the “Revolutionary Punishment” movement posted a warning on its website urging Egyptian judges to forgo their involvement in cases against Brotherhood members…
Tom Rollins
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#despair
Who are ‘the people’?
The last four and a half years of political upheaval and resistance in the Arab world have revealed new possibilities for social change. Scholars of the Middle East have grappled…
Lina Attalah و Sherene Seikaly +3
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#internet activism
A quick look back at the revolution’s internet sensations
Way too much has been said and written about the social media use of the January 25 generation. Hysterical (local and international) news outlets and commentators quickly concluded that the…
Andeel
5 دقيقة قراءة
أخبار — #internet activism
كل الأخبار ←
#Ello
Ello: Is there anybody in there?
The new “anti-Facebook” social media site Ello launched in March, but only gained mainstream visibility last month, when high-profile drag queens like…
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#Aliaa al-Mahdy
Egyptian blogger menaced for nude photo defiling Islamic State flag
Egyptian blogger and feminist activist Aliaa al-Mahdy has once again stirred controversy after releasing a photograph of herself squatting naked and menstruating…
3 دقيقة قراءة
آراء — #internet activism
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رأي
Sally Zohney
Sexual rights and the internet in Egypt
«“Sexuality is about health, pleasure, bodies, violence, rights, identity and empowerment ... about families, domestic space, intimate relations and public engagements …” Definitions of sexuality often…»
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