Hossam el-Hamalawy
I’ve just finished watching the gruesome new video released an hour ago by Ansar Beit al-Maqdas. The video on YouTube went viral, but it was taken down after being reported by users. However, it’s already there on DailyMotion and other sites. The links are disseminated widely via Twitter, Islamist forums and Facebook, etc.
It’s ironic, how a small terrorist organization, using social media platforms available for free, can outtake a resourceful state in the propaganda war.
The Homepage is dying, and that’s OK.
While international media coverage of Egypt is still largely obsessed with the Muhammad movie fallout, almost every sector in the country is going strike literally from Alexandria to Aswan, together with shutting down of a large number of schools due to a teachers national strike, simultaneously with shutting down the universities due to workers strikes joined by the students.
The revolution is by no means over. For continuous updates on the industrial actions and protests, follow our official twitter account, our Facebook page and website, as well as @EgyStrikes and the Diigo group.