India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: SL struggling

"Sri Lanka chose to bat first after winning the toss against India in the 5th ODI at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo. Scorecard However, their progress came to nought as the Indian bowlers kept a tight leash on things. Jayasuriya departed early to a delivery from Zaheer Khan...

Egypt: Worst Riots Since 1977 Bread Brawls; Worse May Lie Ahead

An economic and political crisis is building in Egypt. MSNBC reports that rioters are setting buildings on fire.The banned group Muslim Brotherhood is taking full advantage to literally set fire to the streets. The Brotherhood is a jihadist organization that declares "Jihad...

Egyptian troops move to close Gaza border

"Small scale violence has erupted between Egyptian riot police and Palestinians at the border town as some Palestinians hurled stones at the Egyptian troops. The Egyptian forces with riot shields have formed a human wall in preparation for blocking more Palestinians from...

Mubarak asserts Egypt`s support to Palestinians

"He said that the Egyptian security forces did not interfere with the Palestinians, but instead directed the traffic back to Gaza at the border. As the hope to lift Gaza siege faded, Hamas members on Wednesday blew up holes in the concrete wall separating southern Gaza and...

The Siege of Gaza is Broken

"The Siege is Broken The Palestinian people took their destiny in their own hands today and smashed down the wall that divided Gaza from Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of people left their prison and walked into Egypt and bought up food, fuel and everything else in sight. It...

Censorship: Eygptian Editor Charged for Saying Mubrak is Ill

It's often amazing to see how precarious the right to speak out is across the globe."The outspoken editor of an independent newspaper in Egypt is to stand trial on charges of spreading false information about President Hosni Mubarak. Ibrahim Issa, who edits al-Dustour, was...

Keyword: Egypt

This "Keyword Poem" is based on an article called Egypt Rejects U.S. Amendments Criticism, published by The New York Times, and provided by The Associated Press. I could not find the names of the authors. I wish to thank them in advance for letting me doing this experiment,...

Citizen Journalism, Local Context, Fear

Some of us reacted to France's Law in Project, endangering CJ. In other NP articles, we tried to nuance this idea, suggesting we could be wrong. Today, we wish to detail our thoughts and highlight the importance of "local context". We will attempt describing a singular sign...