Features/Interviews
New law to free workers’ syndicates from state control
August 14, 2011
New law to free workers’ syndicates from state control
Labor activists are keenly anticipating a new law on labor syndicates, a draft of which has apparently been completed and…
International arbitration plays key role in gas deal, Egypt’s future
August 11, 2011
International arbitration plays key role in gas deal, Egypt’s future
In violation of international agreements, natural gas has not flowed for months across the Sinai desert through the pipeline that…
Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists
August 10, 2011
Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists
Despite ongoing feuds over the identity of the state in post-Mubarak Egypt, both secularists and Islamists have recently agreed on…
Mubarak loyalists bring old state-run media ethos to the web
August 10, 2011
Mubarak loyalists bring old state-run media ethos to the web
There is a part of the internet that will forever remain 24 January 2011, and much of it lurks on…
Moussa mobilizes NDP’s networks for presidential bid
August 10, 2011
Moussa mobilizes NDP’s networks for presidential bid
To the crack of AK-47 assault rifles fired by supporters into the night sky, Amr Moussa pledged to build a…
Director of Mubarak trial coverage speaks of obstructed angles, nose-picking
August 9, 2011
Director of Mubarak trial coverage speaks of obstructed angles, nose-picking
In his 18 years as a television news director, Ayman al-Habbal can’t remember covering a single event that compares with…
Egypt’s Copts alarmed by rise in young female converts to Islam
August 8, 2011
Egypt’s Copts alarmed by rise in young female converts to Islam
The video footage is blurred and shaky, but there is no mistaking the identity of the two young girls.Sitting in…
Egypt’s left: Searching for status
August 8, 2011
Egypt’s left: Searching for status
Three months before the November parliamentary elections, new political parties are ratifying their official status from every end of the…
Current climate of xenophobia has deep roots
August 7, 2011
Current climate of xenophobia has deep roots
As military police and Central Security Forces dragged a handful of activists out of Tahrir Square on 1 August, during…
Procedural issues in Mubarak trial make for a bumpy path to justice
August 7, 2011
Procedural issues in Mubarak trial make for a bumpy path to justice
The trial of deposed President Hosni Mubarak and his associates has raised a bundle of procedural issues, with judges, lawyers…