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Evidence suggests that the Great Pyramid …

aziz — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:18:18 +0000

Fatemeh — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:11:36 +0000

This week on MMW, we got after The Independent’s shoddy reporting, set Johann Hari straight, reported on the Spiced Spare Ribs gathering in the U.K., introduced readers to an all-female Egyptian radio show, and rolled out a very scary Friday Links.

kaitlin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:38:47 +0000

Alaa al-Aswany talks about Egyptian politics in NY Times. Writer of “Chicago,” a book about Egyptian immigrants in the US. He has some cool things to say. The article also mentions Egyptian bloggers’ use of social networks to organize protests and strikes: Newsweek article

Fatemeh — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:30:15 +0000

This week on MMW, we deconstructed Sarah from LMOTP, assessed Golshifteh Farahani’s issues with Iran over the headscarf, roll our eyes at NPR’s Orientalism, celebrate the fact that Egypt has jailed its first conviction of sexual harassment, and unfurl a great Friday Links.

willow — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:40:01 +0000

I just got back from the motherland, and I’m not all that worried.

thabet — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:01:25 +0000

Another article on the ‘zebiba’.

Fatemeh — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:34:19 +0000

This week on MMW, we reported on a new collection of Egypt’s first feminist writings, the sexism in Nawal el Zoghbi’s newest music video, played the Devil’s advocate in arguing about news coverage of Muslim women, and presented another incomparable link list.

thabet — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:53:13 +0000

Another article on Egypt’s “marriage crisis”.

thabet — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:50:30 +0000

Iran invites Al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam’s highest seat of learning, to open a branch in Tehran.

thabet — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:26:08 +0000

Saadeddin Ibrahim, an exiled Egyptian sociologist, has been sentenced in absentia to two years in jail on charges of “damaging Egypt’s reputation”.