[At-Large] Egypt vs internet (resending)

[Mohamed EL Bashir]

Dear Robert, Colleagues

I have been silently following the debate and discussion on Egypt Vs Internet and i would like to
give some comments :

* Internet Filtering in Egypt :
Egypt dose not have an internet filtering system or policies not even pornography like the Gulf states (
e.g Saudi, Emirate , ..ect ), but Egypt government is  seriously cracking down political bloggers .

Young generations and internet users in the middle east as other internet users are worldwide are
enjoying the collaboration nature of web 2.0 applications like facebook, and started to use such
applications for lobbying, freedom of speech and expression .

Egypt is leading country in the middle east on issues of freedom of expression when compared
to other countries, Egypt enjoy free press and media houses. Human rights activists and local
NGOs are playing a major role in protecting the freedom of expression on the internet in Egypt.

Am not sure what ICANN can do in this regard, as it will be seen as interfaring in a internal issues,
and i guess its not ICANN core responsibility.