Features/Interviews
Allegations of financial corruption dog Doctors Syndicate
March 31, 2013
Allegations of financial corruption dog Doctors Syndicate
Allegations of corruption and financial violations took center stage during Friday’s Doctors Syndicate’s general assembly meeting. Nevertheless, the Muslim Brotherhood…
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
March 31, 2013
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
Abu Hussein, an Iraqi refugee, is reticent to speak of his experiences in Egypt — most refugees are. He regards…
No photo, no story: Photojournalists protest abuses
March 31, 2013
No photo, no story: Photojournalists protest abuses
"No photo, no story" read one poster carried by one of many photojournalists at a protest held on 19 March…
Verdict leaves prosecutor general post mired in ambiguity
March 30, 2013
Verdict leaves prosecutor general post mired in ambiguity
The Cairo Court of Cassation ruling on Wednesday annulled the presidential decree appointing Talaat Abdallah as Egypt's prosecutor general, after…
Bakery owners decry new system
March 30, 2013
Bakery owners decry new system
Bread shortages are not new to Egypt, with the most acute crisis of the not-so-distant past occurring in 2008. Since…
Charges against Abdel Fatah, activists are politically motivated: Lawyers
March 28, 2013
Charges against Abdel Fatah, activists are politically motivated: Lawyers
Opposition activist Alaa Abdel Fatah received notice on Thursday that he would stand trial along with his sister —…
Is the Brotherhood’s registration as an NGO a nominal gesture?
March 28, 2013
Is the Brotherhood’s registration as an NGO a nominal gesture?
“The Muslim Brotherhood is a legal association registered under number 644 for the year 2013,” the main headline on the…
Moqattam clashes speak to political void
March 27, 2013
Moqattam clashes speak to political void
During a lull in Friday’s violence, protesters gathered across from a Moqattam mosque to buy refreshments from a kiosk through…
Obituary: Mohamed Yousry Salama
March 27, 2013
Obituary: Mohamed Yousry Salama
"If I am destined to only get a little of life, my Lord, your satisfaction is in my patience," were…