Here’s a roundup of a few internet polls on the Egyptian presidential elections:
Shebab Misr (2264 responses):
Ayman Nour -63%;
Hosni Mubarak – 21%;
Nomaan Gomaa – 12%
Egyptian Referendum (1591 responses):
Hosni Mubarak – 39.66%;
Ayman Nour – 28.16%;
Nomaan Gomaa – 15.78%;
Boycotting – 10.56%
From Al Waai Al Misri (2706 responses):
Ayman Nour – 31%;
Hosni Mubarak – 11%;
Nomaan Gomaa – [...]

Mubarak’s campaign promises in his campaign kickoff event last night at Al Azhar Park:
-Constitutional amendments that enshrine the liberites of the citizen, reinvigorate political parties, develop the institutional framework of our policies and the decision making process, and place restrictions on executive authority.
-Amendments to enhance parliament’s oversight, allowing it to hold the [...]

An interesting new movement launched last night called Shayfeenkum– We’re watching you. The movement’s 12 founders, and reported 250 members to date, will provide an avenue for citizens to report any human rights violations, electoral mishaps, and other problems to the media and government ministries. Anybody can file a complaint through the groups slick Web [...]

So Egypt’s presidential campaign officially begins today. The three candidates that people will be watching, Ayman Nour from Hizb al Ghad, Nomaan Gomaa from the Wafd, and of course Mubarak, are each holding kickoff press conferences today. Mubarak will deliver a live television address on Dream TV tonight at 8 pm. Dream, by the way, [...]

I’ve spent my day immersed in the Arab blogosphere. A lot of good reading out there. Here one gem I came across, pretty much the funniest thing I’ve ever read. I got it from the Dubai blogger Secret Dubai Diary, who by the way was temporarily shut down recently for publishing a Gilbert & Sullivan [...]

It appears the Algerians aren’t too happy about what they see as Mubarak’s latest political stunt, the Egyptian leader’s call for an Arab Summit in Sharm al Sheikh to show solidarity against terrorism. The Khaleej Times reports:
A high-level Algerian source said his country was not keen on attending the summit, adding that Algeria was upset [...]

The 20th issue of Cairo Magazine has been banned by Egyptian censors. It is the third issue to be banned in the magazine’s short history. Censors said that the offending passage came in the article about last Saturday’s demonstrations titled “Anti-Mubarak protesters violently beaten by police.” The offending line was this quote from one demonstrator: [...]

“The real genesis of Al Qaeda violence has more to do with a Western tradition of individual and pessimistic revolt for an elusive ideal world than with the Koranic conception of martyrdom.”

Below is Human Rights Watch’s press release regarding Saturday’s state violence against protesters.
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For Immediate Release:
Egypt: Security Forces Attack Opposition Demonstrators
Eyewitness Testimony of Plainclothes Police Beating Protestors
(Washington, August 2, 2005) – President Husni Mubarak should urgently appoint an independent commission to investigate those responsible for ordering and carrying out attacks against demonstrators protesting his decision to [...]

This post is mostly speculation.
It is based off of rumor and information that is being passed around through phone calls and text messages regarding the cases of the detainees picked up during the anti-Mubarak demo on Saturday.
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What is Known:
First off – there were 24 people detained. According to HR activist Ahmad Saif al-Islam, 2 [...]