Features/Interviews
Women and Salafi rank-and-file sit uneasy under Abouel Fotouh’s big tent
May 17, 2012
Women and Salafi rank-and-file sit uneasy under Abouel Fotouh’s big tent
Eager to prove their candidate’s commitment to women’s rights and empowerment, the campaign for Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh’s presidential bid…
Journalists Syndicate disputes Brotherhood attacks on state media
May 17, 2012
Journalists Syndicate disputes Brotherhood attacks on state media
The Journalists Syndicate has rejected accusations from Freedom and Justice Party MPs that state-owned newspapers are corrupt. A statement issued…
April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia
May 16, 2012
April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia
Activists from the April 6 Youth Movement are taking to the ahwas, alleyways and marketplaces of Mansoura and its surrounding…
Khaled Ali campaign lacks funds, but not dreams
May 15, 2012
Khaled Ali campaign lacks funds, but not dreams
Just 10 days before Egypt’s much anticipated presidential election is set to begin, 10 young men and women are running…
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
May 15, 2012
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
A few days ahead of the commemoration of the Nakba, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the artists and activists partaking in…
In Delta, Shafiq campaign finds broad support
May 15, 2012
In Delta, Shafiq campaign finds broad support
More than 3,000 people of various political backgrounds attended a rally Sunday supporting presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq in Kordy, a…
Profile: Nour spokesman Nader Bakkar struggles to fight niche appeal of party
May 14, 2012
Profile: Nour spokesman Nader Bakkar struggles to fight niche appeal of party
On Friday morning, Nader Bakkar, wearing a white robe, ascends to a mosque pulpit and delivers a sermon to…
Salafi figures deny supporting Morsy for president
May 14, 2012
Salafi figures deny supporting Morsy for president
Salafi Dawah figures in Alexandria slammed claims that they had announced their support for Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy.…
What do Egyptians want from their next president?
May 14, 2012
What do Egyptians want from their next president?
Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeen Sabbahi, a lifelong dissident, would appear to…
Parliament attacks state-owned newspapers
May 13, 2012
Parliament attacks state-owned newspapers
Parliament’s Culture, Information and Tourism Committee on Sunday discussed the squandering of public funds by state-owned newspapers, whose debts have…