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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…
Push for corruption-friendly private funds to be included in national budget
April 28, 2012
Push for corruption-friendly private funds to be included in national budget
An issue that has enraged Parliament members in the Budget and Planning Committee over the last few months, and those…
In unlikely partnership, revolutionaries and Abu Ismail supporters move sit-in
April 28, 2012
In unlikely partnership, revolutionaries and Abu Ismail supporters move sit-in
After receiving little attention throughout their week-long sit-in in Tahrir, the various factions in the square coordinated a set of…
Parliament review: Continuing uncertainty, persisting religiosity
April 26, 2012
Parliament review: Continuing uncertainty, persisting religiosity
Parliament convened this week in the midst of the uncertainty looming over the Constituent Assembly that will draft Egypt's post-Hosni…
Israel media fear canceled gas deal harbinger of things to come
April 24, 2012
Israel media fear canceled gas deal harbinger of things to come
Following reports that the Egyptian company responsible for exporting natural gas to Israel decided to cut off shipments, both Israeli…