Comments on: Rosa al-Youssef hits new rock bottom http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:03:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Egypt: Cairo’s women speak out against violence http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-1853 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Egypt: Cairo’s women speak out against violence Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:14:47 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-1853 [...] In most countries this would dominate the national media for days, but much of Egypt’s official and semi-official media remained conspicuously silent for many days after the events of Eid al Fitr. These stories would probably have died but for Egyptian bloggers such as Wael Abbas, Arabist, 3arabawy and Sandmonkey, who wrote both in Arabic and in English, publicising the video of the incident. Even as international attention grew, Egyptian media maintained their silence, only broken by government-aligned magazine Rose al Yousef, which attacked Wael Abbas for besmirching Egypt’s name. The government eventually responded, saying that these events could not have occurred, since there had been no reports of crimes of that kind. In a society where, activists say, women are forced to take the blame for attacks on them, and where police do not take such reports of sexual harassment seriously, is it so surprising that there were no reports of harassment crimes on those nights? [...] [...] In most countries this would dominate the national media for days, but much of Egypt’s official and semi-official media remained conspicuously silent for many days after the events of Eid al Fitr. These stories would probably have died but for Egyptian bloggers such as Wael Abbas, Arabist, 3arabawy and Sandmonkey, who wrote both in Arabic and in English, publicising the video of the incident. Even as international attention grew, Egyptian media maintained their silence, only broken by government-aligned magazine Rose al Yousef, which attacked Wael Abbas for besmirching Egypt’s name. The government eventually responded, saying that these events could not have occurred, since there had been no reports of crimes of that kind. In a society where, activists say, women are forced to take the blame for attacks on them, and where police do not take such reports of sexual harassment seriously, is it so surprising that there were no reports of harassment crimes on those nights? [...]

]]> By: Ahmed Saad http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-888 Ahmed Saad Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:56:02 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-888 nothing usual .. nothing usual ..

]]> By: The Arabist » Bloggers to protest Rosa http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-848 The Arabist » Bloggers to protest Rosa Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:34:40 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-848 [...] I couldn’t confirm if it will really take place, but it seems a group of bloggers have decided to organize a stand in front of Rosa al-Youssef’s building in Qasr el-Eini Street, tomorrow Tuesday 5pm, to protest its fabricated lies against the bloggers’ coverage of the Eid sexual assaults. [...] [...] I couldn’t confirm if it will really take place, but it seems a group of bloggers have decided to organize a stand in front of Rosa al-Youssef’s building in Qasr el-Eini Street, tomorrow Tuesday 5pm, to protest its fabricated lies against the bloggers’ coverage of the Eid sexual assaults. [...]

]]> By: Bloggers to protest Rosa at 3arabawy http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-846 Bloggers to protest Rosa at 3arabawy Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:31:29 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-846 [...] I couldn’t confirm if it’s really happening, but it seems a group of bloggers have decided to organize a stand in front of Rosa al-Youssef’s building in Qasr el-Eini Street, Tuesday 5pm, to protest its fabricated lies against the bloggers’ coverage of the Eid sexual assaults. [...] [...] I couldn’t confirm if it’s really happening, but it seems a group of bloggers have decided to organize a stand in front of Rosa al-Youssef’s building in Qasr el-Eini Street, Tuesday 5pm, to protest its fabricated lies against the bloggers’ coverage of the Eid sexual assaults. [...]

]]> By: CAT http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-652 CAT Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:53:09 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-652 What a shame............ the gov want to continue to be irresponsible? They are concerend about Egypt image? That's crap What a shame………… the gov want to continue to be irresponsible?

They are concerend about Egypt image? That’s crap

]]> By: Rantings of a Sandmonkey » Eid assaults updates http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-609 Rantings of a Sandmonkey » Eid assaults updates Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:54:48 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2006/10/31/rosa-al-youssef-hits-new-rock-bottom/#comment-609 [...] The story of the Eid sexual assaults have finally made it to the national media, with more newspapers reporting it and doing features about it. The state-controlled newspapers have been walking a fine line of reporting the story and not actually stating that it happend. The Al Ahram newspaper had a page done on the topic, but at the bottom there was the Police's denial that the incident ever took place and blamed "an internet site" of promoting this vicious rumor. The ass-licking government croneys of state-controlled Rose Al Yousef have taken it one step further and flat out accused the blogsphere of just making things up. Nevermind the pictures, the witnesses, or the actual assaults, we are lying and we aim to defame Egypt's reputation. Damn us "street journalists". Damn us! [...] [...] The story of the Eid sexual assaults have finally made it to the national media, with more newspapers reporting it and doing features about it. The state-controlled newspapers have been walking a fine line of reporting the story and not actually stating that it happend. The Al Ahram newspaper had a page done on the topic, but at the bottom there was the Police's denial that the incident ever took place and blamed "an internet site" of promoting this vicious rumor. The ass-licking government croneys of state-controlled Rose Al Yousef have taken it one step further and flat out accused the blogsphere of just making things up. Nevermind the pictures, the witnesses, or the actual assaults, we are lying and we aim to defame Egypt's reputation. Damn us "street journalists". Damn us! [...]

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