Ahmed Zaki Osman

Shia Muslims in Egypt face ‘systematic’ discrimination, say rights groups
Egypt

Shia Muslims in Egypt face ‘systematic’ discrimination, say rights groups

Egypt's Emergency State Security Court on Sunday ordered--for the seventh time--the release of an Egyptian Shia Muslim arrested for alleged…
Egypt’s elections presses economy, say experts
Business

Egypt’s elections presses economy, say experts

Massive expenditure ahead of the parliamentary and presidential elections is slowing down the government’s ability to accelerate economic reforms, analysts…
Adel Hammouda’s ‘Another Gossip on the Nile’
Books

Adel Hammouda’s ‘Another Gossip on the Nile’

You will not find a better example of Egypt as an Orientalist than in the newly released "Tharthara Ukhra Fawq…
No police on campus: A new era for universities?
Egypt

No police on campus: A new era for universities?

Students, academics and intellectuals are celebrating a recent court ruling barring security personnel from university campuses, but concerns about its…
Press freedoms improved in Egypt, says media watchdog
Egypt

Press freedoms improved in Egypt, says media watchdog

Egypt, thanks to the global deterioration in media freedoms, moved upward to be ranked 127th among the 178 countries included…
How violent could it get?
Egypt

How violent could it get?

Street clashes two months ago between supporters of rival candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Port Said and Daqahliya…
US academia urges Mubarak to end ‘unlawful acts’ against uni students
Egypt

US academia urges Mubarak to end ‘unlawful acts’ against uni students

A major American academic association devoted to Middle East studies has urged President Hosni Mubarak to investigate "unlawful acts" committed…
Egypt suspends 12 satellite TV channels for ‘inciting religious hatred’
Egypt

Egypt suspends 12 satellite TV channels for ‘inciting religious hatred’

Egypt on Tuesday suspended the broadcast licenses of 12 satellite channels--mostly devoted to religious themes--and issued warnings to 20 others…
Egyptian students protest police brutality on university campuses
Egypt

Egyptian students protest police brutality on university campuses

Hundreds of Egyptian students on Monday protested in front of the Ministry of Higher Education against police brutality on university…
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