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Cairo: My City, Our Revolution, By Ahdaf Soueif
www.independent.co.uk
[The Independent] - Family is the link, in particular her indomitable sister Laila, whose campaigner son, Alaa abd el Fattah, was released from prison just after Christmas. History as it happens is a slippery beast and Soueif greets it head on, reminding the reader from
Guardian: Egypt pardons jailed blogger as generals brace for anniversary protests
[The Guardian] - Last month Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent revolutionary figurehead, was released from prison after being falsely accused of inciting violence against the armed forces, and Scaf has promised more than once to stop putting civilians before military
Guardian: Revolution in the Arab world
[The Guardian] - Alaa Abd El Fattah is an Egyptian blogger. He was jailed for 56 days for refusing to recognise the authority of the military prosecutor. He was released on 25 December. Four thousand young Egyptian civilians are currently serving military jail
Fear and optimism mingle uneasily in Tahrir Square
www.newstatesman.com
[New Statesman (blog)] - Bloggers like Maikel Nabil and Alaa Abd el Fattah have been imprisoned for the blog posts they write. Even the aged military council got involved by issuing communiqués via its Facebook page. "Citizen journalism is also going to be increasingly vital
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