Pakinam Amer

Monday’s Papers: Commemorations for 6th of October while Mubarak gears up for November
Egypt

Monday’s Papers: Commemorations for 6th of October while Mubarak gears up for November

News coverage for Monday, 4 October includes features marking the 6th of October 1973 victory over Israel and front-page content…
The Reformers: The youngest branch of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt

The Reformers: The youngest branch of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

A new Muslim Brotherhood (MB) student campaign has been launched under the name “The Reformers” to ostensibly show the “true…
Thursday’s papers: Mubarak in Europe, scandal in Madinaty
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Mubarak in Europe, scandal in Madinaty

With state-owned Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar newspapers focusing on President Hosni Mubarak’s Berlin summit, independent papers run headlines on the controversy…
Report highlights obstacles to human rights advocacy in Middle East, N. Africa
Egypt

Report highlights obstacles to human rights advocacy in Middle East, N. Africa

An international report focusing on the plight of pro-democracy and human rights activists and associations that are working under tough…
Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension
Egypt

Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension

Camillia Shehata is a Coptic Christian woman who “saw the light of truth” and wanted to convert to Islam, but…
Sunday’s papers: MPs stripped of immunity, photo of ElBaradei’s daughter provokes backlash
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: MPs stripped of immunity, photo of ElBaradei’s daughter provokes backlash

Front page headlines in state-owned newspapers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar, in addition to other national newspapers, report that 14 parliamentarians from…
Court to hear lawsuit against Pope Shenouda for holding priest’s wife
Egypt

Court to hear lawsuit against Pope Shenouda for holding priest’s wife

A group of Islamist lawyers have filed a lawsuit in an Egyptian administrative court against Coptic Pope Shenouda to compel…
Muslim Brotherhood differs with opposition over pre-election strategy
Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood differs with opposition over pre-election strategy

A meeting called by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement with leaders of Egypt’s top political factions appears to have…
Islamic radicalization on UK campuses: Precious little middle ground
World

Islamic radicalization on UK campuses: Precious little middle ground

London--Is it acceptable to intervene in students’ practices? Is the perceived threat of extremism or radical thought good enough reason…
State land corruption cases: Pre-election PR or inter-NDP discord?
Egypt

State land corruption cases: Pre-election PR or inter-NDP discord?

As contractors and parliamentarians, and even ruling party officials, blow the whistle on various state-owned land sale violations--with the government…
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