Features/Interviews
The untold story of sexual harassment against men in Egypt
July 3, 2014
The untold story of sexual harassment against men in Egypt
As women struggle against a sexual harassment phenomenon in the Middle East’s most populous country, some men in Egypt have…
Sexual assault video puts neglected issue to public debate
June 14, 2014
Sexual assault video puts neglected issue to public debate
A brutal video depicting a sexual assault in Tahrir Square seems to have intensely focused much needed public debate on…
Sources: Egypt turns to Western advisers, signaling possible reforms
June 7, 2014
Sources: Egypt turns to Western advisers, signaling possible reforms
Western advisers are drawing up plans for reshaping the Egyptian economy, sources said, with the apparent blessing of president-elect Abdel…
Public reacts to suspension of Bassem Youssef’s TV show
June 5, 2014
Public reacts to suspension of Bassem Youssef’s TV show
The suspension of the "AlBernameg" show, presented by the well-known satirist Bassem Youssef on MBC Masr channel, has sparked a…
Mubarak convicted of embezzlement, embarrasses high-level officials in Sisi government
May 25, 2014
Mubarak convicted of embezzlement, embarrasses high-level officials in Sisi government
A three-judge court in Cairo has sentenced on Wednesday the deposed president Hosni Mubarak to three years in jail as…
Egypt court jails 155 Brotherhood supporters
May 21, 2014
Egypt court jails 155 Brotherhood supporters
An Egyptian court sentenced 155 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to jail terms on Wednesday and gave 54 of them life sentences,…
Text of Sisi interview with Reuters
May 15, 2014
Text of Sisi interview with Reuters
Egyptian presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gave Reuters a wide-ranging interview. The following is the full text. Q: How long do…
Egypt’s Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists
May 9, 2014
Egypt’s Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists
As the Egyptian state presses its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, the man expected to become president has deployed a…
Hamzawy interview: ‘We are returning to the old regime’
May 8, 2014
Hamzawy interview: ‘We are returning to the old regime’
Amr Hamzawy is a political professor at the Polical Science Department of Cairo University and the American University of Cairo.
Prime Minister bans Egyptian movie for risqué scenes
April 17, 2014
Prime Minister bans Egyptian movie for risqué scenes
Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has decided to ban the recently-premiered movie “Halawet Roh”, or “Sweetness of Rouh”, from public…