Features/Interviews
Hadayek El-Maadi Metro Station: a real station or a garbage dump?
December 17, 2013
Hadayek El-Maadi Metro Station: a real station or a garbage dump?
While walking along any of Cairo’s popular streets, most residents aren’t usually fazed by the familiar heaps of trash strewn…
Remembering Sheikh Emad Effat
December 16, 2013
Remembering Sheikh Emad Effat
As protesters commemorated the Cabinet clashes, many remember the death of Sheikh Emad Effat, the man now idolized in many graffiti…
Girl recovering from random acid attack
December 14, 2013
Girl recovering from random acid attack
Esraa Ali, a 23-year-old Egyptian girl, was heading to downtown Cairo on Thursday 14 November when she became the victim…
Amnesty International: Egypt failed to achieve the 25 January revolt’s demands
December 8, 2013
Amnesty International: Egypt failed to achieve the 25 January revolt’s demands
Amnesty International has released a statement saying Egyptian authorities have failed to meet the key demands of the 25 January…
Why one foreign investor left Egypt
December 7, 2013
Why one foreign investor left Egypt
One of the key markers of a thriving economy is whether investors are committed. For Egypt, attracting investors has remained a…
Khaled Ali says constitution not appropriate for Egypt
December 7, 2013
Khaled Ali says constitution not appropriate for Egypt
Former Presidential hopeful Khaled Ali sat down with Egypt Independent and expressed his views about the current political situation, namely…
Badraman: the village of love and fire
December 5, 2013
Badraman: the village of love and fire
What began as a love story in the village of Al-Badraman, soon became a sectarian tragedy that engulfed the village…
Presidential media adviser: Western institutions foment extremism and chaos in Egypt
November 30, 2013
Presidential media adviser: Western institutions foment extremism and chaos in Egypt
Western institutions are fomenting chaos and Islamist extremism in Egypt, said Presidential Media Adviser Ahmed Elmoslemany in his lecture at the…
Opponents to new protest law vow to fight tooth and nail
November 27, 2013
Opponents to new protest law vow to fight tooth and nail
Egyptian police has violently dispersed three separate demonstrations on Tuesday of people who turned out to voice opposition to the…
The constitution does not reflect real social dialogue: Hossam Bahgat
November 26, 2013
The constitution does not reflect real social dialogue: Hossam Bahgat
Hossam Bahgat, the founder of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, said the members from the Committee of 50, charged…