By Andrew Bossone Alexandria, Egypt–Social media’s influence on revolution is a hot issue in the press and also among young people. When Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq recently stepped down from his post, the announcement came out not on television or in a press conference, but on Facebook. The Supreme Council of the Armed...

By Andrew Bossone Alexandria, Egypt–This year’s Annual Arab Youth Summit at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt was sure to be different in the wake of the Egyptian revolution. This was clear from the opening session. Organizers noted it excluded the former Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Hani Hilal, who had inaugurated the...