Features/Interviews
Behind the bars of the NGOs case: The Egyptian defendants
March 11, 2012
Behind the bars of the NGOs case: The Egyptian defendants
Egyptian NGO workers appeared in court on 8 March. New judges have been appointed to hear the trial of 43…
Meet your presidential candidate: Selim al-Awa, the opportunist
March 10, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Selim al-Awa, the opportunist
For a man whose political program champions moderate Islam and citizenship, it is unfortunate that Mohamed Selim al-Awa became a…
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
March 9, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
Although he was forced to resign as prime minister in the face of raging protests just one year ago because…
Meet your presidential candidate: Hazem Abu Ismail, the rebel
March 8, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Hazem Abu Ismail, the rebel
For several years, Hazem Abu Ismail appeared on Salafi satellite channels in traditional Salafi garb — a robe and a…
Is Egypt’s women’s movement strong enough to face threats?
March 8, 2012
Is Egypt’s women’s movement strong enough to face threats?
In a transition period dominated by Islamists and where women’s issues are generally dismissed as a trivial concern, many worry…
Women’s movement: A look back, and forward
March 8, 2012
Women’s movement: A look back, and forward
On 24 May 1919, an unidentified photographer shot a scene in which a woman with her face veiled addressed a…
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…