Features/Interviews
With forensic report inconclusive, accusations fly over journalist’s death
March 3, 2013
With forensic report inconclusive, accusations fly over journalist’s death
It has been more three months since Al-Fagr journalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif was shot and killed in clashes between…
Cement company workers decry dog attack
March 2, 2013
Cement company workers decry dog attack
The use of police dogs in attacks against labor actions have been documented by activists and workers, who say that this…
2013 Journalists Syndicate elections: Back to the old rules of the game
February 28, 2013
2013 Journalists Syndicate elections: Back to the old rules of the game
Hours before nearly 6,000 journalists head to the polls, the streets of downtown Cairo — where the headquarters of most…
Armed Forces tiptoe through democracy’s minefield
February 28, 2013
Armed Forces tiptoe through democracy’s minefield
As cities along the Suez Canal erupted in violence in late January, the leader of the Armed Forces feared for…
Deja vu: Egypt’s electoral laws marred by controversy
February 28, 2013
Deja vu: Egypt’s electoral laws marred by controversy
In November 2010, two months before the 25 January revolution, rigging marred the country’s parliamentary elections, with the then-ruling and…
Merchant city of Port Said calls for dignity and justice
February 28, 2013
Merchant city of Port Said calls for dignity and justice
PORT SAID — In the ongoing protest movement that has gripped the city of Port Said for the past month,…
Boycott bind: Opposition parties grapple with election strategies
February 27, 2013
Boycott bind: Opposition parties grapple with election strategies
In an anticipated move, the National Salvation Front (NSF), the biggest opposition bloc in Egypt, decided Tuesday to boycott the…
Opposing currents: Internal rifts may risk the credibility of Egypt’s religious institutions
February 25, 2013
Opposing currents: Internal rifts may risk the credibility of Egypt’s religious institutions
Sheikh Shawky Ibrahim is due to begin his tenure as grand mufti in March, when the term of the current…
Dereliction of duty by Egypt police continues to claim lives
February 24, 2013
Dereliction of duty by Egypt police continues to claim lives
On the evening of 8 February, Hassan Shaaban visited his brother-in-law at a Khalil Pharmacy branch in Alexandria’s middle-class Sidi…
With poor economy and lack of political incentives, newspapers struggle to survive
February 21, 2013
With poor economy and lack of political incentives, newspapers struggle to survive
Over the last two years, the number of privately owned newspapers in Egypt has multiplied — but so also have…