[Foundation-l] [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2008 will happen in Alexandria, Egypt

[Jimmy Wales]

Brian wrote:
 > If anything, Egypt needs Wikimania to be there to
> facilitate the spread of information in order to counter these deeply rooted
> biases. If you really want to spread information somewhere, the best
> possible way is a physical presence.

In honor of David's concerns, I have decided to make the title of my own 
talk at Wikimania 2008 "Free knowledge and human rights" and I will use 
this opportunity to speak out against censorship and other violations of 
human rights around the world, including examples from Egypt.

--Jimbo