“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.

agreed with this

Abbie Fielding-Smith ‏@AFSmithFT 4h

Journalism may be dying, but have to say hacks in Cairo have been doing a particularly good job of old-fashioned reporting. I salute them.

There is plenty of fine, courageous reporting going on at street level. You can’t say there’s not enough information about Egypt out there right now.

if you’re on Twitter

I would again recommend @Alastair_Beach of the UK Independent. He always manages to find his way to where the most dangerous things are happening in Cairo, and his tweets are economical and straight to the point.

gunfire in Zamalek the first I can remember

This is supposedly pro-Morsi people fleeing gunfire in Zamalek a few minutes ago. (As a reminder, I’m not there anymore. We moved out of Cairo to Turkey on July 10.)

Literally right around the corner from my old home, from where most posts to this blog were made. I recognize every business.

I’m a bit puzzled, though, that Morsi supporters would be running through Zamalek like this (and I can’t confirm that that’s who they are; it’s just how the video was labelled on YouTube). The neighborhood as a whole seemed extremely unsympathetic to them.

Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists weigh in

HERE.

probably a bad day coming up

Fridays are never good days during times of tension, and this is about the most tense it has been in two years.

cover of tomorrow’s UK Independent

They’re not pulling any punches. HERE.

Egypt, let’s not have another day like that one

That will be enough photos for me today, I think. There was supposedly a revolution two years ago.

restricted mobility in Cairo

This warning is making the rounds. It’s about places in Cairo one cant or shouldn’t go. Even if you don’t know Cairo at all, this should give you some sense of how difficult it has become to move around.

 

As received : Below are the areas that you should avoid:

1.Autostrad road : from nasr city to airport is totally closed

2.Bahr Aazam street in Giza is totally closed

3.el gamaa bridge in Giza
is totally closed

4. 6th October bridge is totally closed

5. 15th May
bridge is totally closed

6. Kasr el Nile bridge is totally closed

7. Salah Salem st. Is totally closed in Heliopolis area

8. Marghani st. & 7
omarat st. Is closed

9. NA road : fifth settlement , nasr city is
closed.

more resignations on the way?

Ahram Online:”Deputy prime ministers Ziad Bahaa El-Din, Hossam Eissa may resign: Sources“