How the internet is challenging Egypt's government
By Ahmad Zaki Osman
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Although the general strikes of April 6 and May 4 drew limited public participation, they have revealed an important new political phenomenon in Egypt: political mobilization by young, second-generation internet users via blogs, YouTube, and Facebook. After two years of intensive government efforts to outmaneuver the opposition.
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