Features/Interviews
The end game for Port Said: Football case reveals new breadth of politics
January 28, 2013
The end game for Port Said: Football case reveals new breadth of politics
PORT SAID — While wall graffiti in Cairo is fixated on the dead, those of Port Said are fixated on…
The Popular Current makes its mark, despite structural problems
January 28, 2013
The Popular Current makes its mark, despite structural problems
As he sits in the office of the Popular Current in Cairo, waiting to fill out the application to join…
Brotherhood youth say tight structure is the key to its success
January 27, 2013
Brotherhood youth say tight structure is the key to its success
With rising opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood in light of the leadership of President Mohamed Morsy, who hails from the…
Eagles and White Pinks make debut at Ettehadiya
January 26, 2013
Eagles and White Pinks make debut at Ettehadiya
The dramatic entrance staged by a group of masked protesters on Friday at Ettehadiya Presidential Palace was quickly followed by…
Port Said trial verdict to prove decisive for both sides
January 25, 2013
Port Said trial verdict to prove decisive for both sides
Promises of "retribution or chaos" are sprayed in graffiti on the walls of central Cairo and its metro stations,…
Two families remember their martyred and missing sons
January 25, 2013
Two families remember their martyred and missing sons
In the second anniversary of an uprising that erupted against poverty, injustice and oppression, demands for the rights of martyrs…
On 25 January, one anniversary but two commemorations
January 24, 2013
On 25 January, one anniversary but two commemorations
While still both recognizing the ongoing struggle for bread, freedom and social justice, the Muslim Brotherhood and its political party…
Ahead of anniversary, suspension between normalcy and ongoing revolution
January 24, 2013
Ahead of anniversary, suspension between normalcy and ongoing revolution
Ahmed Farag, a 25-year-old lawyer, sits in his office in a suit and tie, but underneath his desk is a…
Two years on, accountability evades those implicated in killing protesters
January 23, 2013
Two years on, accountability evades those implicated in killing protesters
Out of 135 defendants facing charges relating to the killings of protesters during the 25 January uprising, only two police…
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
January 23, 2013
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
Through the dusty windows of the Bulaq al-Dakrur train station control tower, Karam Faheem, an inspector, pointed to a never-ending…