Features/Interviews
Low-ranking officers, civilian employees of Interior Ministry protest for better rights
May 1, 2012
Low-ranking officers, civilian employees of Interior Ministry protest for better rights
Just one day before Labor Day, the Interior Ministry is facing more internal dissent than any other government office. Two…
Profile: Junior Malek brings street politics to high school
May 1, 2012
Profile: Junior Malek brings street politics to high school
“We are the future of this country,” says Ahmed Malek, also known as Junior Malek, about people his age who…
Political estrangement, legal challenges hamper labor movement
May 1, 2012
Political estrangement, legal challenges hamper labor movement
With the ongoing marginalization of Egypt’s working classes, the revolutionary demands of “bread, freedom, and social justice” remain distant goals.…
Report: No press freedom decline worldwide for first time in 8 years
May 1, 2012
Report: No press freedom decline worldwide for first time in 8 years
As decades-old authoritarian regimes crumbled or eased their grip in countries as widespread as Myanmar, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, freedom…
Meet your presidential candidate: Mohamed Morsy, the substitute
April 30, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Mohamed Morsy, the substitute
Earlier this month, thousands of people rallied in the Mansoura stadium at a campaign event for the Muslim Brotherhood’s last-minute…
Meet your presidential candidate: Hesham al-Bastawisi, the legal fighter
April 30, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Hesham al-Bastawisi, the legal fighter
For decades, Hesham al-Bastawisi led the battle for the independence of the judiciary under toppled President Hosni Mubarak. For years,…
On economics, presidential platforms offer broad strokes
April 29, 2012
On economics, presidential platforms offer broad strokes
The media and economists frequently ring alarm bells about Egypt’s bleeding treasury and looming cash crisis. It is not uncommon…
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
April 29, 2012
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
Cairo University, Egypt’s largest public university, voted for its student union this year weeks after the vote was initially scheduled,…
Rights lawyer is only one of thousands of Egyptians languishing in Saudi prisons
April 29, 2012
Rights lawyer is only one of thousands of Egyptians languishing in Saudi prisons
The detention of Egyptian human rights lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy by authorities in Saudi Arabia last week spurred popular outrage that…
Demolition of disused Alexandria Greek Club highlights larger problems
April 29, 2012
Demolition of disused Alexandria Greek Club highlights larger problems
Located on the ground floor of a spacious low-rise building, shaded by tall trees facing a small garden, the Greek…