Features/Interviews
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…
The head of the Farmers Syndicate talks about their continuing battle
January 22, 2013
The head of the Farmers Syndicate talks about their continuing battle
As farmers took to the streets as part of the mobilization against the draft constitution, Mohamed Abdel Qader, chief of…
Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
January 21, 2013
Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Labor provisions in Egypt's new Constitution are worrying workers and unionists alike, who fear that a lot of room has…
Salafi bloc faces challenges of electoral support
January 21, 2013
Salafi bloc faces challenges of electoral support
As the countdown for the legislative poll begins, uncertainty looms over the chances of the nascent Salafi alliance, consisting of…
Social democracy across the sea
January 21, 2013
Social democracy across the sea
"Social democracy did not come to us translated, but with the needs of the moment," said Farid Zahran of the…