Noha El-Hennawy
Senior Reporter
Before joining Al-Masry Al-Youm, Noha had worked for the Los Angeles Times, Egypt Today Magazine, the Associated Press and the Cairo Times. She produced content for the Los Angeles Times from around the Middle East including Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Lebanon and Qatar. She also freelanced for several publications and wire services including the New York Times, Dow Jones and Daily News Egypt, a local division of the International Herald Tribune. Noha has just completed a master of science in digital journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She also holds a master of arts in comparative Middle East Politics from the American Unviersity in Cairo, where she did her undergraduate studies.
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In March 2010, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, holder of a PhD in philosophy from France's prestigious Sorbonne University, was appointed Grand Imam of Al-Azhar. His ascendance to the highest religious post in the Sunni world raised hopes that liberal reforms...
The inaugural session of Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak People's Assembly kicked off on Monday with ultra-orthodox Islamists insisting on adding religious references to the official oath.
The first session started with the swearing-in...
Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak People's Assembly will hold its first session today amid skepticism over the level of autonomy the newly elected lawmakers will yield vis-a-vis the ruling military council.
The Muslim Brotherhood-led...
A top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party on Wednesday dismissed reports that his party is considering backing the head of the military-appointed Advisory Council for the presidency as “baseless” and...
Most front pages of Wednesday's papers satirically cover the arguments made by Hosni Mubarak's lawyer, Farid al-Deeb, during yesterday’s hearings.
The privately owned daily Al-Shorouk leads with the headline, "Deeb says Mubarak is...
As the Muslim Brotherhood strives to project the image of a moderate and democratic political organization, a book featuring the angry account of a former member has hit the market.
"The Memoirs of a Former Sister: My Story with the Muslim...
With less than six months before Egyptians choose their first post-Hosni Mubarak president, a new presidential hopeful with a military background has emerged, reigniting the debate over whether Egypt’s incumbent rulers seek to hand the...
The draft bill proposed by leaders of Al-Azhar to reform the oldest Sunni Muslim institution has sparked controversy among some young preachers, who dismiss it as a move by the old guard to tighten their grip on power.
The proposed legislation...
Thursday afternoon is typically a slow time in most government offices. But these days, there aren’t any slow times for Ihsan Kamil Gorgy, Egypt’s chief forensic doctor.
On a recent Thursday, both Gorgy’s landline and mobile phone...
On the rooftop of the devastated Egyptian Scientific Institute, a handful of soldiers stood in mid-December in their camouflaged uniforms, hurling stones at hundreds of demonstrators rallying on Sheikh Rihan Street in downtown Cairo. The soldiers...
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