Features/Interviews
Safe haven: Mount Halal is said to be the refuge for Sinai militants
August 20, 2012
Safe haven: Mount Halal is said to be the refuge for Sinai militants
The name of Sinai’s Mount Halal returned to the media this week amid the armed forces’ reports about strikes against…
Military injustice: Activists, lawyers deem military trial pardons insufficient
August 19, 2012
Military injustice: Activists, lawyers deem military trial pardons insufficient
This weekend, the outgoing head of military judiciary Adel Morsy released 13 civilians who were convicted in military trials following…
Empowered Brothers celebrate, their way
August 18, 2012
Empowered Brothers celebrate, their way
The Muslim Brotherhood has mobilized its supporters for a mass gathering in Tahrir Square in support of President Mohamed Morsy’s…
Inconsistent regulation frustrates North Coast fishermen
August 16, 2012
Inconsistent regulation frustrates North Coast fishermen
ALEXANDRIA — The microbus drops one off at the bustling Abu Qir fish market, where merchants display the fruits of…
Israeli media frets little over Morsy power grab
August 16, 2012
Israeli media frets little over Morsy power grab
Following President Mohamed Morsy’s firing of Hussein Tantawi, head of the formerly ruling military council, and other leading generals on…
Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide
August 16, 2012
Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide
Raja Ben Slama, a professor of Arab civilization at Manouba University in Tunis, founder of The Tunisian Cultural Association to…
Under new leadership, media face old oppressive policies
August 16, 2012
Under new leadership, media face old oppressive policies
More than a month ago, the Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece newspaper coined two dichotomous categories of media. One was “the black…
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle
August 15, 2012
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle
In the working-class neighborhood of Bulaq al-Dakror, a group of men gathered 28 July to prevent what they called a…
Olympic pleas: Egypt’s poor performance attributed to defective sporting system
August 14, 2012
Olympic pleas: Egypt’s poor performance attributed to defective sporting system
Karam Gaber, Egypt’s Greco-Roman wrestler, won the silver medal in the 84 kilogram division Monday, raising the country’s tally to…
A lost enemy: Secularists fear Morsy move paves road for grip on power
August 14, 2012
A lost enemy: Secularists fear Morsy move paves road for grip on power
By claiming legislative authorities and canceling a military-issued constitutional charter that gave the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces the…