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Egypt set to unveil Tutankhamun DNA results
AFP (January 31) This article is about how scientist might have uncovered the lineage mystery of king Tutankhamun, since scientist have been able to get DNA from his mummified body. They are now running test to discovered who his true mother is. [| http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100131/lf_afp/egyptarchaeologytutankhamun]


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More Activists and Bloggers Arrested
New York Times (February 18) This Article says that bloggers are being targeted by the authorities in Egypt and that when they are arrested they are usually leaving reporters and/or bloggers in the desert or a police station. This article also talks about how some activist living in Egypt were arrested and released except for Philip Risk. [| http://topics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/more-activists-and-bloggers-arrested/]

= Using Diplomatic Touch, an Outsider Challenges the Grip of Egypt’s Ruling Party=
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By Michael Slackman (February 28, 2010)
This article is about how ElBaradei a Nobel Peace Prize winner has spoke out sending a message to the people of Egypt to press their government for more political freedom; as his message said "Without amending the Constitution to allow fully free elections, Egypt could not improve any of the deep social and economic problems that had been allowed to fester under the governing party". This also article mentions that ElBaradei might be running for president, and although many people are happy about this some individuals like Abdel Moneim say that while Dr. ElBaradei called for change, his ideas were not new, and that many of his facts about the challenges Egypt faces were wrong. [| http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/world/middleeast/01elbaradei.html]

= A Synagogue in Cairo= By ANDREW BAKER (March 3, 2010) This article is about how they found a yashiva also known as “Rav Moshe,” which is the original study of Rabbi Moses ben Maimon the renowned physician, rabbinic scholar and leader of the Egyptian Jewish community in the 12th century. Egyptian government is going to restore the yashiva as a cost at nearly $2 million in a 18 month period. [| link to article]
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=Egypt Overturns Death Sentence in Star’s Murder=
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By [|MICHAEL SLACKMAN] (March 5)
This article talks about how Egyptian court gave penalty of death to a multimillionaire for paying a retired police officer millions of dollars to murder a Lebanese pop diva. It was said that Suzanne Tamim, the 30-year-old pop star that was found dead in her apartment, had been romantically involved with multimillionare Hisham Talat Moustafa, and that the killing was a pure act of outrage and revenge. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/world/middleeast/05egypt.html

=Egyptian Leader’s Surgery in the News Is News Itself=
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By [|MICHAEL SLACKMAN] (March 6)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/world/middleeast/07egypt.html

=Political Levers Lock Into Gear in Election Year=
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By [|MICHAEL SLACKMAN] (March 14)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/world/middleeast/15egypt.html

=A Synagogue’s Unveiling Exposes a Conundrum=
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By [|MICHAEL SLACKMAN] (March 21)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/world/middleeast/22egypt.html

=Questions Linger in Egypt as Leader Heals=
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By [|MICHAEL SLACKMAN] (March 23)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/world/middleeast/24egypt.html