The Arabist

The Arabist

By Issandr El Amrani and friends.

Cairo Magazine banned again

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:

"Down with the rule of the dog Mubarak."