This book uses Habermass concept of the public sphere to explore the impact of alternative and citizen media, especially blogs, in Egypt. It examines the dynamic relationship between politics and media in Egypt to better understand the role of new media and blogs in this process. Interviews with bloggers, human rights activists, and journalists, as well as the case-study and textual analysis of one of Egypts and the Middle Easts most popular political blogs-Al-Wai al-Masry-show that blogging in Egypt has succeeded in breaking down political and social taboos in Egypt (often ignored by the...