Egypt: Who is and is not Producing Citizen Media?
Note: This is a first in a series of posts highlighting the current state of citizen media in Egypt, as the three newest RV grantees begin preparations for their work. “The Egyptian blogosphere is...
View ArticleEgypt: Talking Openly About Sexuality
Note: This post continues the series of the overview the current state of citizen media in Egypt, as well as the societal context in which the three RV grantees will implement their projects. In 2006,...
View ArticleMinya: A Visit to the Bride of Upper Egypt
The large city of Cairo is usually cooler in the mornings, so Rising Voices started its visit to the Minya Governorate, which is located 247 km south of Cairo) in the early morning hours. I was...
View ArticleEgypt: Continuing to Explore the Taboos of Sex Workers and Machismo
New bloggers have been producing more blog posts tackling some of Egyptian society's taboo subjects in the framework of the “Exploring Taboos” project in Cairo. Some of the blog posts include subjects...
View ArticleExploring Taboos: When Women Are Blamed for Being Harassed
The second round of workshops in the Exploring Taboos project was recently held in Cairo organized by Nazra team, and at the same time bloggers who took part in the first round of workshops kept on...
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