Features/Interviews
While atheism in Egypt rises, backlash ensues
September 29, 2013
While atheism in Egypt rises, backlash ensues
In a religious country such as Egypt, despite atheism being a taboo highly frowned upon, atheists say their numbers are…
Blood is thicker than water: Egyptians hesitant to donate blood over political divide
September 18, 2013
Blood is thicker than water: Egyptians hesitant to donate blood over political divide
Volunteers gather inside ambulances outside the Helwan metro stop, surrounded by crowds of people and vendors, ready to donate toward…
Zeinhom morgue: victim to the ‘misery of the system’
September 17, 2013
Zeinhom morgue: victim to the ‘misery of the system’
We like to say that we respect the dead. Perhaps, it is these values that give us the hope that…
PM Hazem al-Beblawy talks economics with Al-Masry Al-Youm
September 16, 2013
PM Hazem al-Beblawy talks economics with Al-Masry Al-Youm
Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy said the government would extend the state of emergency for two months, stepping up military operations…
Constitution-backed ‘military state’: Fact or Fiction?
September 13, 2013
Constitution-backed ‘military state’: Fact or Fiction?
Since the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsy by the army amid mass protests against the Brotherhood, some critics have…
US Congressmen and General Sisi: an unlikely alliance
September 11, 2013
US Congressmen and General Sisi: an unlikely alliance
During their tour of Egypt last weekend, a delegation of American congressmen from the Republican Party held a news conference,…
Q&A: Syrian opposition welcomes military strike against Syria
September 7, 2013
Q&A: Syrian opposition welcomes military strike against Syria
Ahmed al-Jarba, head of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, recently sat down with Al-Masry Al-Youm in an…
Muslim Brotherhood newspaper soldiers on despite Egypt crackdown
September 4, 2013
Muslim Brotherhood newspaper soldiers on despite Egypt crackdown
Whenever Muslim Brotherhood journalist Islam Tawfiq files a story about the group’s struggle for survival for its newspaper Freedom and…
Body language expert: Brotherhood leaders’ smiles are forced
September 3, 2013
Body language expert: Brotherhood leaders’ smiles are forced
Khalid Kamal, a specialist in human development and an expert on body language, said the Muslim Brotherhood leaders’ smile during…
Former Jamaa al-Islamiya leader: Brotherhood lost power because of their errors
September 1, 2013
Former Jamaa al-Islamiya leader: Brotherhood lost power because of their errors
Nageh Ibrahim, former deputy head of the Shura Council of Jamaa al-Islamiya and Islamic scholar, said the Muslim Brotherhood committed…