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Low-ranking officers, civilian employees of Interior Ministry protest for better rights

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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