Features/Interviews
SCAF’s Parliament appointee may be illegal
February 16, 2012
SCAF’s Parliament appointee may be illegal
On 21 January, the head of Egypt's ruling military council, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, appointed 10 members to the lower…
Parliament review: Facts and follies
February 16, 2012
Parliament review: Facts and follies
Continuing to showcase an outright disregard for all things orderly and restrained, parliamentary sessions plowed through the week, with members…
Muslim Brotherhood: Operating outside the law?
February 16, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood: Operating outside the law?
A leftist lawmaker dropped a bombshell earlier this week in the Islamist-dominated Parliament by filing a request to question the…
Egyptian migrants find it difficult to return to Libya
February 13, 2012
Egyptian migrants find it difficult to return to Libya
Hundreds of Egyptians have been gathering around the Libyan Embassy in Cairo over the past week, waiting to receive or…
Boycott them: Activists raise awareness about military’s economic empire
February 12, 2012
Boycott them: Activists raise awareness about military’s economic empire
As part of a larger campaign to demand that the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces relinquish power to…
How does the People’s Assembly work? Your questions answered
February 12, 2012
How does the People’s Assembly work? Your questions answered
The People’s Assembly (PA) has been under intense scrutiny since the first session of the post-Mubarak body on 23 January,…
Parliament review: A week of comedy and disappointment
February 9, 2012
Parliament review: A week of comedy and disappointment
This week’s parliamentary sessions had the public joking about airing future sessions on comedy channels instead of news, and those…
When NGOs drop ‘non’ from the name
February 9, 2012
When NGOs drop ‘non’ from the name
While many perceive current investigations into unregistered NGOs as a quest by the government to dominate civil society, criticism of…
Parliamentary subcommittees wield limited powers
February 9, 2012
Parliamentary subcommittees wield limited powers
Attempting to manage the fallout of the Port Said football violence, the People’s Assembly national security and defense committee developed…
Calls for civil disobedience not without criticism
February 9, 2012
Calls for civil disobedience not without criticism
As the dust settles on four days of clashes between protesters and the police around the Interior Ministry, students and…