Midan (Gamal) Mubarak

Gamal Mubarak, Hosni's son, is getting a public square named after him in Asyut because of his "contributions to fighting poverty in Upper Egypt." (h/t The Arabist)

This is amusing on a couple of levels. First, someone needs to tell me what Gamal Mubarak has done to "fight poverty" in Upper Egypt. Someone should also explain it to the residents of Upper Egypt, with whom Gamal is quite unpopular. He has strong connections to Egypt's big businessmen -- few of whom have endeared themselves to the farmers and laborers in Egyptian villages.

Asyut has also historically been a center of Muslim Brotherhood activity, so it's a little ironic to think of this bit of National Democratic Party propaganda sitting in the center of town.