Sarah Carr
Goodbye, Al-Masry Al-Youm
Opinion
April 26, 2013
Goodbye, Al-Masry Al-Youm
In 2010, Abdel Moneim Saeed, then the chairperson of state mouthpiece Al-Ahram, oversaw an outrageous bit of Photoshopping on the…
None of your business
Opinion
April 16, 2013
None of your business
During the particularly hair-raising moments of the revolution, when some of the popular committees manning checkpoints on the streets were…
Private security firms attempt to fill a gap left by a weakened security apparatus
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Private security firms attempt to fill a gap left by a weakened security apparatus
A new draft law on private security companies currently on the table is an attempt to regulate a sector that…
Video shows angry mob stripping Christian women
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Video shows angry mob stripping Christian women
A disturbing video uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday shows what appears to be an angry Muslim crowd in Upper Egypt…
Blog: Rooted in religion
Opinion
April 8, 2013
Blog: Rooted in religion
It is a motley crew that finds shelter in Tahrir Square these days. On the afternoon of 7 April, a…
Back to the squares, without the Brothers!
Opinion
January 26, 2013
Back to the squares, without the Brothers!
Commenting on a Brotherhood statement saying “We will not be in Tahrir on the revolution anniversary,” a friend wrote on…
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
Egypt
January 23, 2013
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
Through the dusty windows of the Bulaq al-Dakrur train station control tower, Karam Faheem, an inspector, pointed to a never-ending…
The Canada of Sinai : A flashback
Egypt
January 14, 2013
The Canada of Sinai : A flashback
The rumors began only a few days into the Israeli attack on Gaza, with whispers on Facebook that Palestinians fleeing…
New ownership regulations in Sinai are worrying for many
Egypt
January 14, 2013
New ownership regulations in Sinai are worrying for many
A series of recent changes in the regulation of land and property ownership in Sinai are said to protect national…
Dostour Party pounces into the political space
Egypt
January 13, 2013
Dostour Party pounces into the political space
It is perhaps apposite that the Dostour — “constitution” — Party is cutting its teeth on the political battle surrounding…