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Morsy campaign rediscovers religion’s potency in politics

Morsy campaign rediscovers religion’s potency in politics

As the race heats up between the nation’s two leading Islamist presidential candidates, the Muslim Brotherhood is mixing its new-found…
Lines blurred at the Abbasseya front

Lines blurred at the Abbasseya front

The scene has become familiar: streets splashed with rubble and broken glass; torn down sign posts leading to barricades of…
UN-Egypt program to reform media and freedom of expression

UN-Egypt program to reform media and freedom of expression

The United Nations is cooperating with the Egyptian government, local NGOs and media institutions to launch a program aimed at…
A free press talks

A free press talks

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), in collaboration with Egypt Independent, organized a call to gather posters,…
With pomp and circumstance, Mohamed Selim al-Awa launches presidential campaign

With pomp and circumstance, Mohamed Selim al-Awa launches presidential campaign

As laser beams cut through the night sky above giant screens, Mohamed Selim al-Awa, a small, neatly dressed man in…
ElBaradei’s new party vague in effort to unite revolutionary factions

ElBaradei’s new party vague in effort to unite revolutionary factions

In 2009, Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Egypt with the aim of organizing the scattered political forces that wanted…
Presidential candidates jostle for labor vote

Presidential candidates jostle for labor vote

Presidential candidates are out and about on Labor Day trying to gather support from laborers, a key constituency. While laborers…
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.…
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