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Star-Studded Obama Video Gains Momentum
UPDATED: The Huffington Post is now suggesting that the will.i.am-produced pro-Obama video could significantly impact the outcome of Super Tuesday. Do you agree?"This election cycle marks the first time when... Doc Film Deals Done at Sundance
Docs films continue their dominance as a viable and engaging filmic form at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which opened yesterday. One of the biggest deals was made for "Up the Yangtze", an acclaimed film by Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang."Several small acquisitions... Dating in a War Zone (AP)
In Baghdad, even a first date can be a long-distance relationship. In a city with no real streat life left, there would be no "hot spots". You cannot take in a movie with no cinemas, nor can you take that special gal... Egypt's blog rebels silenced by jail
"A popular Egyptian blogger known for his withering criticisms of the government has given up writing after becoming the latest victim of a state crackdown on dissent. The blogger, known as Sandmonkey, signed off last week, writing that he had noticed state security agents on...Concerns Grow Over Bloggers Quitting Due To Govt Intimidation
"Sunday, April 29, 2007 Muslim Brotherhood activist and blogger Ibrahim El Houdaiby expressed support and solidarity with blogger Sandmonkey, who decided to stop blogging after being intimidated by Egyptian...Getting Kareem Freed
"Four years in prison for blogging: three of them for inciting "hatred of Islam" and one for "insulting the president." That's the sentence handed down by an Egyptian judge to a young Egyptian blogger, Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman, generally known in the blogosphere as "Kareem."...Blogger's Appeal Fails
Despite an outcry raised round the world, the Egyptian court scheduled to hear blogger Kareem Nabel's appeal upheld his sentence today. The 4 year prison term meted out to the blogger was the result of Egypt's first complete prosecution of a blogger."The Appeal Court on... Blogger's Appeal Tomorrow
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak probably had no idea what a firestorm would be let loose when his courts sentenced a blogger to four years in prison for defaming Islam and insulting Mubarak. "Egyptian blogger Kareem... EGYPT: BLOGGER CASE TO SUPREME COURT AFTER APPEAL RULING
"EGYPT: BLOGGER CASE TO SUPREME COURT AFTER APPEAL RULING Cairo, 12 March (AKI) - The lawyer of the first Egyptian blogger to receive a four year prison sentence for his web writings has said he will take the case to the Supreme Court. "We have no option but to go to the...Blogger jailed for 4 years
"“On blogs everyone is allowed to write what they want. This proves how unintelligent the president and Al-Azahr are “Said kazia.Abdel Kareem Soliman,22, an Egyptian blogger blogging under the name Kareem Amer,has been sentenced for four years’ prison for insulting...Join "Free Kareem Campaign"
“Free Kareem Campaign” has been launched to form pressure on the Egyptian government to release an Egyptian blogger who has been sentenced to four years in prison for the alleged crimes of “defaming the...Egyptian blogger needs support
The Egyptian blogger Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman Amer has been arrested by the police for 'criticising Islam' and will be subject to a second interrogation "by the prosecutor and... professors from Al-Azhar University" tomorrow. Amer was expelled in March from that...
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