Egyptian blogger takes down site

ONE of Egypt’s most prominent political bloggers, known only as Sandmonkey, is now offline.

Here’s an excerpt from the Agence France-Presse article:

The Egypt-based blogger, known only as “Sandmonkey” — a derogatory term for people of Arab descent — posted his last entry on Saturday.

“One of the chief reasons (for quitting) is the fact that there has been too much heat around me lately,” he said.

Sandmonkey — who describes himself as “extremely cynical, snarky, pro-US, secular, libertarian” — started posting two years ago and has since been one of the main animators of Egypt’s vibrant blogosphere.

The blog offered stinging commentary on the Islamization of Egyptian society as well as virulent criticism of President Hosni Mubarak’s 26-year-old regime.

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