Features/Interviews
How’s business? Tear gas economy flourishes in Tahrir Square
November 22, 2011
How’s business? Tear gas economy flourishes in Tahrir Square
I went on a shopping spree today, but not my normal kind, for food or clothes. On Tuesday I bought…
Tahrir clashes throw election plans into doubt
November 21, 2011
Tahrir clashes throw election plans into doubt
With the scent of tear gas lingering over Tahrir Square, the future of Egypt’s first post-Mubarak election appears uncertain. Only…
What remains of street politics?
November 20, 2011
What remains of street politics?
Amid fears of the upcoming parliamentary elections yielding unsatisfactory results and renewed protests in Tahrir Square, many with unmet demands…
Losing eyes, but not vision
November 20, 2011
Losing eyes, but not vision
An atmosphere of hope and determination dominates at the International Eye Hospital, where two activists and a journalist are being…
Newly-formed bloc seeks to beat Brotherhood in Engineers Syndicate elections
November 18, 2011
Newly-formed bloc seeks to beat Brotherhood in Engineers Syndicate elections
A group of engineers has formed a bloc in the Engineers Syndicate in order to beat Muslim Brotherhood candidates in…
Sisters’ bid for parliament: a real or cosmetic move?
November 17, 2011
Sisters’ bid for parliament: a real or cosmetic move?
Like most Muslim Sisters, Fatma Abdel Hafez grew up within the Muslim Brotherhood's tightly knit networks. She was born to…
Israeli network reveals tape ‘proving’ USS Liberty attack was an accident
November 17, 2011
Israeli network reveals tape ‘proving’ USS Liberty attack was an accident
Forty-four years after Israeli pilots bombed the American ship USS Liberty during the 1967 War, an Israeli news outlet Wednesday…
Egypt-Gulf cooperation motivated by strategic interests
November 17, 2011
Egypt-Gulf cooperation motivated by strategic interests
Recent announcements that Qatar and Saudi Arabia have both granted Egypt US$500 million in budget support raised eyebrows among some…
Seeds of dissent in the state TV fortress
November 16, 2011
Seeds of dissent in the state TV fortress
A group of employees inside the Egyptian state TV and radio building, Maspero, are hoping to revolutionize the decades-old media…
Damietta protesters show determination as controversial factory keeps working
November 15, 2011
Damietta protesters show determination as controversial factory keeps working
DAMIETTA — Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against expansions to a factory in this Mediterranean port city are maintaining their sit-in for…