Features/Interviews
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…
Journalists vote to reclaim their syndicate
October 25, 2011
Journalists vote to reclaim their syndicate
Journalist and activist Radwan Adam looks proudly at the steps of the Journalists Syndicate as his fellow journalists prepare to…
Some political forces to boycott parliamentary elections
October 24, 2011
Some political forces to boycott parliamentary elections
Some political forces have already announced that they will boycott the coming parliamentary elections, which are set to begin on…