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Tuesday
27Mar2007

Final Schedule: 5th Cairo Anti-War Conference and 3rd Cairo Social Forum جدول الندوات واللقاءات بمؤتمر القاهرة الخامس والمنتدى الإجتماعي Ø§Ù„ثالث

The final schedule for the Conference and Forum meetings is now available in Arabic and English. Click on the poster below to download it...

Time table of the Cairo Conference

I'll be speaking in two meetings. The first is on the fight against police torture in Egypt...

Sorry, some last-minute rearrangements... I won't be speaking at the anti-torture forum. Blogojournalist and friend Abdel Moneim will be kindly replacing me.

Cairo 3rd Social Forum
Raise your Voices against Torture
Activists against Torture
Friday 30th of March 2007
3.30 – 6.00 pm
Press Syndicate – 3rd floor

Slide show: Victims and Tormentors
Interventions by activists against torture
Testimonies by survivors and their families
Join us with testimonies and recommendations for an international movement against torture

منتدى مناهضة التعذيب

And the other one on "Citizen Journalism," scheduled Saturday, 6pm, at the Press Sydicate 4th floor, Room 5..

I'll be speaking on the Egyptian blogosphere, part of the following forum: "Young Journalists: State Oppression and Violation of Economic Rights, Saturday from 3.30-5.30 pm, The Press Syndicate's 4th floor, Room 4

Blogs and political change in Egypt

The conference should be a golden opportunity for us ya shabab to exchange experiences with international and local activists. I hope to see as many of you there. Click on the cartoon below to download the invitation and a background on the conference in Arabic, English, and French...

Invitation to the 5th Cairo Conference & 3rd Cairo Social Forum

Reader Comments (5)

Oh man, this last poster is the greatest thing ever. I have no idea what is going on, but here is my best guess: McDonald's, ExxonMobil, and ABC News have joined forces (naturally) to produce some sort of evil gas mask-wearing moon bat that flies around dropping 500 lb. bombs on mosques. Or something. God, what evil scheme will that Sam Donaldson think of next!?

March 27, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterAbu Muqawama

Drat! Most of my questions are about the forums happening simultaneously with yours.

Still, what is this film, "Death Agreement in Gaza" about?

Reading in between the lines, I imagine that the most interesting part of the conference will be conversation: there's a lot to talk about.

March 28, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterSolomon2

I'm surprised the artist used the logo of BellSouth, who's reign is limited to a corner of the United States, when a mere "Link.net" would be sufficient to unite all Egyptians against tyranny and oppression.

March 28, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterbabaa

Mullah Cimoc say so corruption by cia. needing to study the "white revoution" of shah of iran for understand technqilue for destroy ameriki and muslim society.

March 28, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterMullah Cimoc

[...] blogger Hossam Al Hamalawy will give two talks - one on citizen journalism - at the 5th Cairo Anti War Conference and 3rd Cairo Social Forum being [...]

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