“the 23 must-read Twitter accounts in Egypt”

A good list, HERE.

I follow all or almost all of these accounts, and so should you if you’re interested in Egypt. Some of my other favorites are not on the list, but I’ve mentioned most of them here before. These 23 will give you a good start.

I also find it very important to follow some of the Muslim Brotherhood accounts, just to be getting full-spectrum coverage of all viewpoints. Their official account is @ikhwanweb, and @gelhaddad is their relentless spokesman.

From the Socialist end of the spectrum, I get a lot out of reading @tarekshalaby and @Gsquare86.

But I would also add @alastairbeach to the list for sure. I’ve been a big fan of his Twitter account ever since his riveting firsthand reports on the gun battle at Cairo University in early July.

@hebamorayef is the account of, naturally, Heba Morayef, at Human Rights Watch. She does things like actually go and count dead bodies, and is honest and fair to a fault. (She was also in my Philosophy and Art class during my first year teaching at AUC, and always showed a lot of integrity– along with being an extremely articulate communicator, as you can now see on television quite often.)

Among academic commentators, I’ve learned an immeasurable amount from Prof. Khaled Fahmy, my AUC colleague, @khaledfahmy11. But his account has been quiet lately; I know he’s gone on sabbatical recently.

No doubt I’m forgetting some of my other favorites, but this list can put any of you in the thick of the action as you try, along with the rest of us, to figure out what’s going on in Egypt right now.