Features/Interviews
Documenting hope: Jadaliyya publishes collection on Arab uprisings
November 1, 2012
Documenting hope: Jadaliyya publishes collection on Arab uprisings
Its essence is in its name: Jadaliyya, stemming from the Arabic word jadal, which means dialectic. Put simply, the word…
Divided campuses: Students polarized over bylaws
November 1, 2012
Divided campuses: Students polarized over bylaws
New university bylaws threaten to restrict student activities at higher education institutions, while the body that drafted the regulations is…
Islamists and secularists line up to criticize draft constitution
October 31, 2012
Islamists and secularists line up to criticize draft constitution
The murky constitution drafting process, which has long been criticized by secularists for being hijacked by Islamists, is today the…
Of real and fake alarms: ‘Terrorist’ arrests raises concerns over threat’s veracity
October 31, 2012
Of real and fake alarms: ‘Terrorist’ arrests raises concerns over threat’s veracity
A police raid last week on a Nasr City apartment housing an alleged terrorist cell has raised concerns about the…
Unresolved security, financial losses pose challenges to football
October 31, 2012
Unresolved security, financial losses pose challenges to football
On Sunday 21 October, a number of Egyptian football league players and sports workers besieged the Baron Hotel in Heliopolis.…
Coptic papal elections suggest depoliticized church
October 30, 2012
Coptic papal elections suggest depoliticized church
The Coptic Orthodox Church elections Monday whittled the list of candidates for the church’s papacy down from five to three.…
Resala: A message of charity in Eid
October 29, 2012
Resala: A message of charity in Eid
Mahmoud Anwar Halfy’s calm belies his passion. It is 6 am on 26 October, the first day of Eid al-Adha,…
Media moguls struggle to keep their biases in check
October 29, 2012
Media moguls struggle to keep their biases in check
Over the past year and a half, the same news anchors were seen pleading with protesters in Tahrir Square to…
Syrian opposition reaches contentious consensus in Cairo
October 29, 2012
Syrian opposition reaches contentious consensus in Cairo
A two-day meeting of Syrian opposition groups, considered one of the most diverse and inclusive since the start of the…
Shot in the dark: Govt’s controversial new electricity scheme likely to hit poor hardest
October 28, 2012
Shot in the dark: Govt’s controversial new electricity scheme likely to hit poor hardest
In an NDJ World ranking of the 10 cities that never sleep, Cairo, unsurprisingly ranked first. But this may change…