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"When I despair, I remember that throughout history, truth and love have always won" - Gandhi

After the turmoil in Tunisia where popular revolt had over-thrown the current government, it seems the protests seem to have inspired people in Egypt. This Egyptian people have used Twitter, Facebook and other mediums on the internet to protest against their current government headed by Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt's crisis

• Most populous Arab nation, with 84.5 million inhabitants
• Authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak has ruled for 30 years
• Protests against corruption, lack of democracy, inflation, unemployment
• Triggered by overthrow of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia

There has been a sporadic control of the internet in Egypt but the protests seemed to not have quieted down. Yesterday, the Egyptian government has not only blocked Facebook, Twitter and other popular websites to communicate but also completed shut-down the internet.

This is quite unprecedented in a country the size of Egypt. There are some countries where internet is heavily monitored or censored but I have never heard of a country which shut down its internet completely.

source from:    http://devilsworkshop.org/egypt-disconnects-internet-world/

Do you think that it is okay for countries to have a complete shutdown of internet even if there is trouble in the country? Do drop in your comments.

from another source:http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Ban-slams-Egypt-internet-mayhem-20110128

p.s.:I want to make it clear,that I don't want to take a stand on this issue,or take sides,as I'm not good at politics,this is not the aim of this blog,anyway.

I just wanted to add the newest updates about the current events,with the help of kind myEC members,and I am just concerning about our Egyptian friends....

Latest BBC coverage of Egypt:here

I'm thinking of all our Egyptian friends,hope everything wil be allright and praying for PEACE to come to their land!......

p.s.#2:Read Walid's blog about the events happening in Egypt in order to get a clearer picture of it.