Features/Interviews
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…
As accusations fly, political forces declare support for doctors’ strike
October 10, 2012
As accusations fly, political forces declare support for doctors’ strike
A group of political parties, movements, and independent trade unions signed a statement declaring their full support for the doctors’…
The end of a thousand myths: Remembering the Maspero massacre
October 10, 2012
The end of a thousand myths: Remembering the Maspero massacre
Among the mourners and the angry at the march commemorating the first anniversary of the Maspero massacre, there was an…
100 days of Morsy: Report suggests varied progress on president’s goals
October 9, 2012
100 days of Morsy: Report suggests varied progress on president’s goals
Sporting a smart casual outfit and riding in a convertible, President Mohamed Morsy greeted the audience gathered at the Cairo…
One year from Maspero, justice still evades families
October 9, 2012
One year from Maspero, justice still evades families
Egypt witnessed numerous acts of state violence in 2011, but the Maspero massacre of 9 October, in which 28 protesters…
Egyptian satellite channels charged with broadcasting misleading commercials
October 7, 2012
Egyptian satellite channels charged with broadcasting misleading commercials
The Egyptian Consumer Protection Agency referred ten satellite channels and ten telemarketing companies to the public prosecutor on Sunday, on…
History revised: The missing chapter of the 6th of October War
October 6, 2012
History revised: The missing chapter of the 6th of October War
Our Armed Forces, with its Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense, played a symphony repeating powerfully and…