Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  Jul 11, 2007	Survey on Egyptian Bloggers - Help Needed
As part of my LSE Masters program, I am in the middle of researching for my thesis which looks at new media, such as online blogging, in Egypt and its role, presuming that there is one, in inspiring or shaping the country's political reform processes. I am in need of members of the general...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  Jun 20, 2007	The Last Chapter of a Long Book Done
So its official, I finished off the largest chunk of my 2 year Masters at the LSE... the exams. I sincerely hope that I wont have to do another exam for a VERY long time, if ever. It's been a really good experience, a little on the long side, but definitely worth spent. Thanks to everyone who has...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 10, 2007	Together, we can save Shisha...
I was catching up with my thesis supervisor the other day only to find out that shisha (hubbly bubbly, narguila, etc) will be part of the anti-smoking ban that will come into force this summer in the UK. And then he goes on to tell me that there is an e-petition put forth to the UK government to...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 3, 2007	I'm Blogging This!
A former professor at the LSE, Erik Ringmar, has written an excellent book on blogging called "I'm Blogging This! Free Speech and Censorship in the Age of the Internet". The minute I found out that he was writing this book, I couldnt help but send him an overload of information on blogging,...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  May 2, 2007	My Spring Update
After I promised that blogging would be something that I would do on a regular basis, it has proved that like many things in my life, nothing can truly be regular! Recently, as part of my work with the Civility Foundation, we organized a conference on "The Role of Civil Society in Advocating...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  Nov 28, 2006	Surreal Experience
When I decided to go to Cape Town, I didnt know what to expect. I had heard both great and not-so-great things about the city - stories on violence and crime, as well as ones around a high rate of HIV/AIDS, but also stories of safaris, beaches, song and dance. A week later and I can...... [view]

Posted By:  EmanEbed Posted On:  Nov 21, 2006	The Start of Something New
I have finally begun to blog and I am very excited! I have wanted to do this for so long, and I have always been so caught up with other things. What I am quickly realising is that one has so much to say when they get the chance to write down their thoughts. For this entry, I want to refer to...... [view]