Features/Interviews
Shalit deal: Win-win-win?
October 19, 2011
Shalit deal: Win-win-win?
On Tuesday, Egypt became the focus of the world’s attention when the country served as the logistical center of a…
Splits in Islamic alliance raise questions about its electoral strength
October 19, 2011
Splits in Islamic alliance raise questions about its electoral strength
With Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak parliamentary poll approaching, the Islamist bloc, which once seemed robust and unbreakable has demonstrated major…
Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police
October 18, 2011
Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police
Cairo’s bustling Ramses Square, where street vendors hawk everything from screwdrivers to socks in the center of the city’s transportation…
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
October 17, 2011
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
With elections approaching, NGOs say they are experiencing the same harassment and pressure that they did under former President Hosni…
Bahraini activists launch press association in exile
October 15, 2011
Bahraini activists launch press association in exile
Freedom of press in Bahrain has long been a contentious issue highlighted by human rights organizations such as Amnesty International…
Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence
October 14, 2011
Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence
Following 9 October’s deadly violence near the state television building, also known as Maspero, the state-owned media has only presented…
Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike resonates worldwide
October 14, 2011
Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike resonates worldwide
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons are currently on the 18th day of a hunger strike that began…
Journalists demand resignation of information minister in wake of Maspero
October 13, 2011
Journalists demand resignation of information minister in wake of Maspero
The Minister of Information must resign, the group No to Military Censorship said yesterday during a protest at the state…
Israeli media credit Egypt on prisoner exchange deal
October 13, 2011
Israeli media credit Egypt on prisoner exchange deal
Since details of the Hamas-Israel prisoner swap emerged on Tuesday evening, Egypt’s role in negotiating the deal has received special…
Israeli media picks over the ‘trauma’ of October 1973 war
October 12, 2011
Israeli media picks over the ‘trauma’ of October 1973 war
On Sunday, Israeli officials failed to show up at several memorial services across Israel to honor its soldiers who fell…