Features/Interviews
With mass resignation campaign, doctors’ strike escalates
October 22, 2012
With mass resignation campaign, doctors’ strike escalates
Last week, protesting doctors launched a mass resignation campaign to escalate their ongoing strike. Mona Mina, a member of…
The new faces of the Emergency Law
October 22, 2012
The new faces of the Emergency Law
“Only in Egypt: you object to the Emergency Law, they change its name to the ‘protecting society from criminals’ law;…
Street vendors demand justice after police kill one of their own
October 21, 2012
Street vendors demand justice after police kill one of their own
Around 30 street vendors gathered in front of the Public Prosecution's office on Sunday, demanding retribution for Mostafa Eid, who…
An unwilling icon: Sambo talks revolution and incarceration
October 21, 2012
An unwilling icon: Sambo talks revolution and incarceration
Mohamed Gad al-Rab, more commonly known as Sambo, was not a committed revolutionary. He did not participate in the 18-day…
Baha’is say constitution fails to recognize their faith
October 21, 2012
Baha’is say constitution fails to recognize their faith
In 2009, four Baha’i homes were burned down in the Upper Egypt village of Shouraneya, Sohag after a member of…
Tahrir Square against the Constituent Assembly, Brothers stay home
October 21, 2012
Tahrir Square against the Constituent Assembly, Brothers stay home
Many among the ranks of opposition forces consider the Constituent Assembly to be dominated by Islamists. Far from a reflection…
Absent justice: Calls for retribution for martyrs’ killers fall on deaf ears
October 19, 2012
Absent justice: Calls for retribution for martyrs’ killers fall on deaf ears
“We will never betray the martyrs’ blood," Muslim Brotherhood member Saad al-Katatny pleged in his first speech after being elected…
Watchdogs: Draft constitution broadens role of monitoring bodies
October 18, 2012
Watchdogs: Draft constitution broadens role of monitoring bodies
The committee drafting the chapter on monitoring and independent bodies in the Constituent Assembly has almost finalized 16 articles. Allocating…
Junior policemen demand medical care, fair treatment
October 18, 2012
Junior policemen demand medical care, fair treatment
Approximately 300 policemen from across Egypt protested in front of the Interior Ministry headquarters in Cairo Wednesday. The protesters were…
Principles and precedents: Is the draft constitution an evolution — or a revolution?
October 18, 2012
Principles and precedents: Is the draft constitution an evolution — or a revolution?
Personal freedoms: A disconcerting zone Between the Sharia-related articles and those entitling the state to oversee the upholding of morals,…