Jano Charbel
Thursday’s papers: Fighting over a journalist’s death
Egypt
December 19, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Fighting over a journalist’s death
Newspapers on Thursday focus their coverage on the death of Al-Fagr photojournalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif and the referendum on the…
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
Although it wasn’t enforced during the first phase of the constitutional referendum on 15 December, President Mohamed Morsy's recent decree…
Gharbiya, home of ‘autonomous’ Mahalla, votes no
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Gharbiya, home of ‘autonomous’ Mahalla, votes no
MAHALLA — As the initial results of the first round of referendum voting rolled in, it became obvious how the…
In opposition to Morsy, Mahalla declares autonomy
Egypt
December 12, 2012
In opposition to Morsy, Mahalla declares autonomy
Mahalla — The “Independent Republic of Greater Mahalla” was declared by thousands of angry locals on 7 December, following…
Street vendors mull forming union to combat state crackdowns
Egypt
December 9, 2012
Street vendors mull forming union to combat state crackdowns
Struggling with increasing unemployment, an estimated 5 million Egyptians have long resorted to becoming self-employed street vendors, and make up…
Hands off: Initiatives grow fighting sexual harassment in Tahrir and elsewhere
Egypt
December 8, 2012
Hands off: Initiatives grow fighting sexual harassment in Tahrir and elsewhere
“Don’t go there” and “Stay out for your own safety” have been the menacing messages from alarmist male protesters…
Wednesday’s papers: Presidential palace besieged, constitutional crisis and media blackouts
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Presidential palace besieged, constitutional crisis and media blackouts
Three developments top the news Wednesday in Egypt’s papers, including the massive anti-Morsy protests that flooded the presidential palace in…
Anti-Morsy protests bring hundreds of thousands together
Egypt
December 1, 2012
Anti-Morsy protests bring hundreds of thousands together
Although it appeared less crowded than Tuesday’s million-person rally, Friday’s protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and elsewhere gathered hundreds of…
Tuesday’s papers: Rallies, martyrs, judges, and labor
Egypt
November 27, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Rallies, martyrs, judges, and labor
Tuesday’s papers focus their top coverage on four main developments today: a host of rallies supporting and opposing President Morsy’s…
Labor activists: New decree eyes ‘Brotherhoodization’ of unions
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Labor activists: New decree eyes ‘Brotherhoodization’ of unions
A controversial labor decree issued by President Mohamed Morsy on Sunday has been denounced and met with resistance from both…