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The plight of Egyptian Bloggers; craving for freedom
Mar 5 2007, Naveen

We have already covered the issue here, here, and here. Unlike the traditional mediablogs offer an easy platform for religious and communal minorities to have their say. Ehab el-Zalaky, who writes at length on bloggers said:

Despite their small...

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