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Mar.25.2011 Corruption and Egypt's Humdrum Zaat, by Sonallah Ibrahim About the time the recent Egyptian drama was settling in on Cairo’s Tahrir Square, I came across an article on Egyptian writers and their travails in this deeply censored nation. Among the number of Egyptian writers listed was Ibrahim, who has been at the forefront...	Feb.17.2011 Lara Logan's Assault Exposes Egypt's Dirty Little Secret The sexual assault of CBS reporter Lara Logan during her coverage of the revolution in Egypt is reprehensible. Her courage, for daring to make her story public, is laudable, drawing attention as it does to the contemptuous treatment of women in Egyptian society. During the two weeks we spent in...
Feb.14.2011 A Valentine's Day round-up, from Cairo to the coasts Media Bistro They kissed us in Tahrir Square but did they really mean it? Since you can't smooch Facebook or Twitter, which also got a lot of the English-language placard credit from the Egyptian citizens who actually did the overthrowing, Valentine's Day came early last week for flesh-and-...