Egypt's growing blogger community

The Christian Science Moniter has an interesting story on how blogging is changing Egypt:

With unkempt black locks and a laptop tucked under his arm, Alaa Fattah has a voice that carries further than those of other antigovernment activists.

Mr. Fattah, just 23, is one of Egypt's leading bloggers, part of an online community that acts as a virtual megaphone for Egypt's burgeoning opposition movement. Other countries in the Middle East have started cracking down on the Internet, arresting bloggers and imposing strict censorship regimes.


As bloggers gain clout in Cairo, observers say it is only a matter of time before Egypt follows suit.

Many in Egypt don't trust their MSM.You might say bloggers are providing competition.