Project on Middle East Democracy

Project on Middle East Democracy
The POMED Wire


Internet Suppression in Egypt

July 9th, 2008 by Sarah

At IkhwanWeb, the Muslim Brotherhood’s official website, Dr. Abdul-Fattah Hassan, a member of Egyptian Parliament, argues that there is a direct correlation “between the increasing number of blogs and increasing suppression of freedoms and expression of one’s opinion.”Meanwhile, a report issued by Egypt’s Information and Decision Making Center has found that there are 160,000 Egyptian blog, representing over 30% of all Arab blogs.


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