On 6 April, security forces clashed with hundreds of protesters, most of them from the April 6 Youth Movement, during a...
Protesters block traffic in Tahrir Square, after Security forces re-opened it, and removed barbed wires, and iron barrier,  Cairo, 27 March 2013.
Protesters block traffic in Tahrir Square, after Security forces re-opened it, and removed barbed wires, and iron...
Who's The Infidel of Them All?
*Entertainment*  Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, You're the infidel of them all. Now get out! 

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Starting tomorrow Tuesday, 21 May 2013, the Egypt Independent team will resume updating its website after a month-long interruption due to restructuring. On its website, Egypt Independent will offer news on national and... Monday, 20 May, 2013 - 17:28
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Four years after the birth of Egypt Independent, the management of Al-Masry Media Corporation has informed our editorial team that our print and online news operation is being shut down. Because we owe it to our readers... Thursday, 25 April, 2013 - 13:32
This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final edition here. When I signed my contract with Al-Masry Al-Youm in April... Thursday, 25 April, 2013 - 12:49
This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final edition here. There was once a vision for Al-Masry Al-Youm. Publisher... Thursday, 25 April, 2013 - 12:36
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Drawings by Andeel, Essam Abdallah, Jenifer Evans, Leyla Doss, Hicham Rahma, Shinnawy, Anwar
 

News

This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final edition here. “It’s Always the Fixer Who Dies” is the title of a seminal article...

Economy

This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final edition here. On the macroeconomic level, the closure of a newspaper is a nonevent. It is one among...

Environment

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...
This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final...
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Bahaa Eddin has called for the prohibition of rice cultivation in desert lands, which is already...

Culture

The Photoshopped image featuring President Hosni Mubarak.
This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...
In "The Black Dot" (2010) by Egyptian author Walid Taher, a group of children triumphs over a mysterious, oppressive dot.
This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...
The artistic duo Marion and Ghazi Frini experiment with live video projections, contemporary dance and performance as well as shadow theater in their 2012 production, "I'm Nobody's Shadow."
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As they walked out from “I’m Nobody’s Shadow” onto the streets of the ancient city of Tunis, audiences couldn’t help...

Life Style

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...
This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th...
 
Since the ‘50s, wedding invitation designs have developed significantly as new printing techniques have been introduced in Egypt.
This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and...