July 24, 2005

Here is a roundup of the Egyptian blogs I discovered this weekend, though perhaps you already knew about them:

The Big Pharoah

Karim Elsahy:

An Egyptian who blogs from Boston. He organized an ad hoc anti-terrorism protest that took place today. The turn out was small, as you might expect without weeks or months of planning, but one can hope it's just the start of a movement. He promises to post pictures. I actually saw a bit of this protest on TV behind what was otherwise a routine on-location update by a reporter.

Then there's The Sandmonkey. As you've probably gleaned from his name, he's got a sense of humor. This is the subheader of his blog:

"Be forewarned: The writer of this blog is an extremely cynical, snarky, pro-US, secular, libertarian, disgruntled sandmonkey. If this is your cup of tea, please enjoy your stay here. If not, please sod off"

And this is his plea for donations:

Support the Neo-con American Right-wing Zionist Christian Imperialist Conspiracy in the Middle-east!

Well, Ok, that's only three blogs. But it seemed like a lot yesterday when I'd been previously unfamiliar with any of them. Check the blogrolls of the above-mentioned blogs to find a few more.

While I'm at it, I also found this blog by Nadz, an Arab-American woman who describes herself as a "hard-core centrist" and who has declared a "fatwa against the extreme Left and the extreme Right."

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