Features/Interviews
Most Egyptians want Tantawi as president, says campaign head
November 11, 2011
Most Egyptians want Tantawi as president, says campaign head
Mahmoud Atteya, the coordinator of the Egypt Above All Coalition, said he has launched the Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi for…
Captured in international waters en route to Gaza: An eyewitness account
November 5, 2011
Captured in international waters en route to Gaza: An eyewitness account
Lina Attalah, Al-Masry Al-Youm English's managing editor, recently took part in the "Freedom Waves" flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. She…
Supra-constitutional debate heats up again
November 3, 2011
Supra-constitutional debate heats up again
With less than a month left to elect Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak parliament, the controversy over the promulgation of a…
From Tahrir to Gaza: The faces of ‘Freedom Waves’
November 2, 2011
From Tahrir to Gaza: The faces of ‘Freedom Waves’
FETHIYE, Turkey - "It doesn't matter what we do for Gaza this month or this year. What matters is how…
The military and the state-owned media: One hand?
November 1, 2011
The military and the state-owned media: One hand?
Despite the promise that it would not involve itself in politics beyond the transition of power to a civilian government,…
Blog: “We shall be victorious”
October 31, 2011
Blog: “We shall be victorious”
A long night of reporting about the Maspero violence that claimed 28 lives on 9 October ended with a heavy…
Blog: When pictures are worth a thousand woes
October 30, 2011
Blog: When pictures are worth a thousand woes
Over a year ago, a picture of a young man bludgeoned to death sent shockwaves through the country. The picture…
Fury on social media over blogger’s detention
October 30, 2011
Fury on social media over blogger’s detention
Egyptian social media buzzed with anger on Sunday after military prosecutors ordered that Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent blogger,…
Revolution inspires Egyptian digital professionals
October 28, 2011
Revolution inspires Egyptian digital professionals
“It’s the revolution,” answers Heba Honsi, a young activist who has been working for ten years in charity, when asked…
From bringing down Ben Ali to fixing up Wall Street
October 28, 2011
From bringing down Ben Ali to fixing up Wall Street
The Occupy Wall Street protesters are now in their second month of camping out in New York City’s financial district…