Features/Interviews
Hawks and doves: FJP election signals conservative trend
October 24, 2012
Hawks and doves: FJP election signals conservative trend
Amid loud applause and cheers, Saad al-Katatny’s victory in the presidential election for the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party …
A guide to constitutional controversies
October 24, 2012
A guide to constitutional controversies
Even following the release of a first draft of the constitution, debate continues to simmer within the Constituent Assembly. Seventeen…
The court, the Brothers and the constitution
October 24, 2012
The court, the Brothers and the constitution
Amid an ongoing power struggle between the judiciary and the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, the fate of the Brotherhood-dominated Constituent Assembly…
Chomsky slams US foreign policy, praises Egyptian fight for freedom
October 24, 2012
Chomsky slams US foreign policy, praises Egyptian fight for freedom
Widely considered a man who needs no introduction, world-renowned MIT linguist and leftist intellectual, Noam Chomsky, who is famous for…
Timeline: The troubled process to draft a constitution
October 23, 2012
Timeline: The troubled process to draft a constitution
The State Council Administrative Court on Tuesday decided to refer the case that will decide the fate of the 100-member…
New Salafi party has curious policy mix
October 23, 2012
New Salafi party has curious policy mix
The Salafi Front, one of Egypt’s most revolutionary Islamist movements, has established a new political party: Al-Sha’ab, or the People’s…
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…