Hijab On-air
Hanaa Awny, Kariman Hamza was one of the first veiled presenters on air, paving the way for many other women like myself, 31 Jan 2024 “Despite the fact that...
Egypt: Anti-Syrian Social Media Campaign
The National, Social media hate campaign in Egypt calls for expulsion of Syrians, 13 Jan 2024 “A social media campaign calling for the expulsion of Syrians living in Egypt...
Piers Morgan interview: Bassem Youssef
I’m dropping this here, as it picked up substantial social media traffic. I haven’t viewed it yet (it’s in the queue). Disclaimer applies. Descriptor follows: “Piers Morgan Uncensored is...
‘Proxy Pilgrimage’
Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye, Egypt arrests religious influencer who sponsored paid ‘proxy pilgrimage’, 6 Sep 2023. “Egyptian authorities arrested a social media influencer on Tuesday who has promoted an...
Egypt and Animal Welfare
Alice Bennett, Grunge, The Real Reason there are so many Stray Dogs in Egypt, 6 Aug 2023 There is a positive social media edge to this story. “Egypt’s highest...
Hip-hop Rijksmuseum Controversy
Euro News, Egypt says ‘funk you’ to Dutch museum’s ‘Kemet: Egypt in hiphop, jazz, soul & funk’ exhibition, 25 July 2023, “In the Dutch museum Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National...
Online campaign for Gamal Mubarak
Al Jazeera, Egyptians launch online campaign for Gamal Mubarak as president, 11 July 2023 “Campaigners launch Twitter hashtag and Facebook page calling for Gamal, son of former President Hosni...