Comments here on Egypt

“Sentiments vs. Advice” (Jan. 31, 2011)

On the military’s corporate interests (Feb. 4, 2011)

On the evolution of the Ikhwan (Feb. 4, 2011)

Generals out of the shadows (Feb. 11, 2011)

“Quest for Dignity” with Emile Nakhleh (Mar. 3, 2011)

NYTimes profile make you want to wash your hands after you finish reading.

"Ms. Geller habitually refers to herself as a “racist-Islamophobic-anti-Muslim-bigot”. "

That sounds about right.

The Sad State of Mubarak's Egypt (2): Blogger Wael Abbas faces new trumped up charges

Informative article on Arab world media

A version with some cyber links.
Carnegie Reporter, Vol. 5/No. 1 | Arab Media: The Web 2.0 Revolution

George Irani, a fine Lebanese scholar writes a fine blog en ingles y español

George, who is fluent in Arabic, English, Italian, Spanish and probably one or two other languages, is a longtime Middle East scholar. His particular talent is to offer informed and thoughtful commentary on the international relations of the Middle East.

The 'Crime' Of Blogging In Egypt

Raja M. Kamal and Tom G. Palmer - The 'Crime' Of Blogging In Egypt - washingtonpost.com: "A former college student, Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman, is sitting in an Egyptian prison, awaiting sentencing tomorrow. His alleged 'crime': expressing his opinions on a blog. His mistake: having the courage to do so under his own name.

Soliman, 22, was expelled from Al-Azhar University last spring for sharply criticizing the university's rigid curriculum and faulting religious extremism on his blog. He was ordered to appear before a public prosecutor on Nov. 7 on charges of 'spreading information disruptive of public order,' 'incitement to hate Muslims' and 'insulting the President.' Soliman was detained pending an investigation, and the detention has been renewed four times. He has not had consistent access to lawyers or to his family."