Rana Khazbak
GUC strike moves protest to new territory, private universities
Egypt
March 12, 2012
GUC strike moves protest to new territory, private universities
A miniature Tahrir Square has bloomed on the desert outskirts of Cairo, in front of the gates of the German…
Sunday’s papers: Speculation as presidential candidacy applications open
Egypt
March 11, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Speculation as presidential candidacy applications open
State-run daily Al-Ahram leads with the headline, “158 requests on the first day of applications for presidential candidacy,” as do…
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
Egypt
March 9, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
Although he was forced to resign as prime minister in the face of raging protests just one year ago because…
Profile: MP Abou Hamed’s unlikely attributes bring him into spotlight
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Profile: MP Abou Hamed’s unlikely attributes bring him into spotlight
It has become a routine in every parliamentary session to watch Islamist MPs shouting to interrupt MP Mohamed Abou Hamed…
Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing
In Shamma, a small village north of Cairo in Monufiya Governorate, about a hundred farmers gathered eagerly last Monday at…
Syria’s revolution finds a temporary home in Cairo
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Syria’s revolution finds a temporary home in Cairo
Bashar al-Assad’s army is barraging residential buildings and hospitals in the besieged city of Homs, killing dozens of women and…
Thursday’s papers: All eyes on civil disobedience plans
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Thursday’s papers: All eyes on civil disobedience plans
Local newspapers Thursday devote much attention to the general strike and civil disobedience planned the one-year anniversary of former President…
Maspero employees protest military control
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Maspero employees protest military control
Dozens of employees at Maspero, the state TV and radio headquarters, held a protest outside the building on Wednesday. They…
The story of one activist’s unjust imprisonment
Egypt
January 31, 2012
The story of one activist’s unjust imprisonment
Five days after activist Ahmed Doma suddenly disappeared, his family and lawyers finally managed to contact him Tuesday morning in…
Maikel Nabil recounts his prison experience
Egypt
January 28, 2012
Maikel Nabil recounts his prison experience
In his first public appearance after being pardoned from his two-year prison sentence, blogger Maikel Nabil said he was drugged…