Features/Interviews
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
October 15, 2012
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
Hundreds rallied outside the Alexandria Court of Appeals on Sunday as five labor activists appealed the harshest sentence against striking…
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 4
October 14, 2012
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 4
Egypt Independent interviews historian Craig Daigle about his seminal work “The Limits of Detente: The United States, the…
Democracy from within: FJP elections and the influence of the Brotherhood
October 13, 2012
Democracy from within: FJP elections and the influence of the Brotherhood
Amid skepticism over the genuineness of the poll, the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing is set to hold its first…
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 3
October 13, 2012
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 3
This is part 3 of Egypt Independent's interview with historian Craig Daigle, whose book, "The Limits of Detente: The…
Brotherhood on the back foot after Friday clashes
October 13, 2012
Brotherhood on the back foot after Friday clashes
Senior Muslim Brotherhood members took to the press to condemn attacks on their followers in Tahrir Friday, which marked political…
A politicized justice
October 12, 2012
A politicized justice
The acquittal of all defendants in the Battle of the Camel case, and President Mohamed Morsy’s subsequent sacking of the…
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 2
October 12, 2012
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 2
Egypt Independent interviews historian Craig Daigle, specialist on US-Middle East relations during the Cold War, whose book "The Limits of…
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 1
October 11, 2012
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 1
Craig Daigle is a specialist on US-Middle East relations during the Cold War, focusing on American foreign policy in the…
Moving ground: Sinai’s economic woes
October 11, 2012
Moving ground: Sinai’s economic woes
ARISH — As President Mohamed Morsy met with community leaders in the capital of North Sinai, residents of the neighborhood…
Combing the desert: Sinai’s security myth
October 11, 2012
Combing the desert: Sinai’s security myth
RAFAH — On a gloomy Saturday at dusk, Magdi Sayed and his wife load carpets and electrical appliances from their…