Manal and Alaa's bit bucket free speech from the bletches

Muthaqqaf (in general) = intellectual

According the free dictionary by Farlex (www.thefreedictionary.com)

Intellectual (adj.) means

1.

a. Of or relating to the intellect.

b. Rational rather than emotional.

2. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: an intellectual book; an intellectual problem.

3.

a. Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree. See Synonyms at intelligent.

b. Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the intellect.

intellect (n.) means:

1.

a. The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding.

b. The ability to think abstractly or profoundly. See Synonyms at mind.

2. A person of great intellectual ability.

So you see that it has nothing to do with being leftist, rightest, conservative, liberal, anarchist, etc. It has mainly to do with how one expresses herself, how much knowledge she has in what she is talking about, how rational and logical is she reasoning, etc.

Muthaqqaf Manfookh is therefore is someone who pretends to be Muthaqqaf but lacks all or most of the qualities mentioned above. And believe it or not, the Egyptian society is full of those.