Features/Interviews
Meet your presidential candidate: Hamdeen Sabbahi, the anachronistic
March 7, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Hamdeen Sabbahi, the anachronistic
When Gamal Abdel Nasser died in 1970, he left behind a progeny of like-minded ideologues who adhered to his form…
Meet your presidential candidate: Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, the reformer
March 6, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, the reformer
Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh was the leader of the Cairo University Student Union when he rose up to his feet…
Profile: MP Abou Hamed’s unlikely attributes bring him into spotlight
March 5, 2012
Profile: MP Abou Hamed’s unlikely attributes bring him into spotlight
It has become a routine in every parliamentary session to watch Islamist MPs shouting to interrupt MP Mohamed Abou Hamed…
US Israel lobby group issues harsh rhetoric on treatment of Copts
March 5, 2012
US Israel lobby group issues harsh rhetoric on treatment of Copts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a high-profile conference hosted by an America-based pro-Israel lobbying group, a panelist said that Christians in…
Meet your presidential candidate: Amr Moussa, the vacillator
March 5, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Amr Moussa, the vacillator
With a strong and steady voice, and the ability to alternate at will between the image of the intimidating statesman…
Football offers Egyptians in Qatar a taste of home
March 4, 2012
Football offers Egyptians in Qatar a taste of home
DOHA — With its three friendly matches scheduled for Cairo last week scuttled by the Interior Ministry after the Port…
Parliament review: Of the past and the future
March 1, 2012
Parliament review: Of the past and the future
Parliament this week housed several heated discussions about the current economic impasse and lingering cases of corruption. Prime Minister Kamal…
Revolutionary wave reaches private universities
February 29, 2012
Revolutionary wave reaches private universities
Thousands of students gathered today in and around the German University in Cairo's (GUC) campus, to protest the decision to…
Syrian Brothers everywhere but Syria
February 29, 2012
Syrian Brothers everywhere but Syria
As the regime-toppling revolutions in the Arab world move into their second spring, identifying a unified opposition front for the…
Profile: Who stands behind Abouel Fotouh’s campaign?
February 27, 2012
Profile: Who stands behind Abouel Fotouh’s campaign?
Before the revolution, Ahmed Ossama, a 35-year-old electrical engineer by training, made a conscious decision to pursue personal glory and…