US-Egyptian sociologist Dr. Saadeddin Ibrahim received a two-year prison sentence today, for “defaming Egypt’s image.”

UPDATE: Here’s a report from Reuters and another from AFP…

Join the delegation to the Egyptian Embassy in London
Thursday 7th August, 4.30pm
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, 26 South Street, London W1K 1DW
Solidarity with the people of Mahalla / Stop the show trial of Egyptian protestors

A date of 9 August has been set for the trial of 49 Egyptian citizens accused of various crimes [...]

Cartoon by Fathi Abul Ezz…

Below is a video of my talk at the launching of the International Jewish Solidarity Network in London…

America’s future Zionist Pimp-In-Chief…

From AFP…
Egypt has banned a book by a British journalist about Egyptian politics and society entitled “Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution,” the author told AFP on Wednesday.
“According to my publisher, the American University in Cairo bookstore ordered 50 copies of ‘Inside Egypt’ a few days ago, only [...]

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Fathi is my most favorite political cartoonist in Egypt today…

I got a number of emails in these last few days from journalists in US publications who wanted a quote about the new media law, leaked by the Al-Masry Al-Youm, which will tighten the grip of the Mubarak’s dictatorship on the media outlets as well as the cyberspace… The queries were mostly something like: “How [...]

That’s you Hosni…

Here’s a translation, thanks to Sarah, of the Tanta Public Prosecutor’s court referral orders, in the case of the Mahalla detainees…

Mohamed Maree has sent a letter from Bourg el-Arab prison, addressed to Hosni Mubarak, accusing his regime of tyranny and detailing the torture he faced on the hands of the State Security pigs…

From the Daily News Egypt…
“What happened on April 6 and May 4 is nothing but a failed attempt,” said Safwat El-Sherif, head of the Shoura Council, speaking to Rose Al-Youssef newspaper.
“They think that the society is unaware or oblivious to facts,” El-Sherif said. He, however, considered both strikes an opportunity for the National Democratic Party [...]