Features/Interviews
Informal settlement dwellers evicted, despite housing promises
July 31, 2011
Informal settlement dwellers evicted, despite housing promises
Two weeks after being forcibly evicted from public housing, a group of families of the Duweiqa neighborhood are still homeless.…
Sacking of TV host raises fears of self-censorship in private media
July 28, 2011
Sacking of TV host raises fears of self-censorship in private media
When Dream TV presenter Dina Abdel Rahman was summarily dismissed from her morning show “Sabah Dream” last Sunday, it raised…
Judiciary on the verge of greater independence, as judges mull reforms
July 28, 2011
Judiciary on the verge of greater independence, as judges mull reforms
The head of the committee responsible for amending the law regulating Egypt’s judiciary has revealed in an exclusive interview with…
Egypt media gains reversed by military rulers
July 28, 2011
Egypt media gains reversed by military rulers
Hafez al-Mirazi spent weeks preparing for his new primetime talk show on state television. But one week before "Cairo Local…
Charity initiative pairs top Tweeters with corporate donors
July 27, 2011
Charity initiative pairs top Tweeters with corporate donors
Inside one of Cairo’s luxurious hotels, a group of Egypt’s most-followed “Twitterati” announced on Tuesday an innovative social media-based fundraising…
Tahrir: A sit-in in question
July 27, 2011
Tahrir: A sit-in in question
As the sit-in in Tahrir Square is about to enter its fourth week, pundits and activists cast doubt over its…
Egyptian syndicate elections reproduce Mubarak-era leaders
July 26, 2011
Egyptian syndicate elections reproduce Mubarak-era leaders
Post-revolution syndicate elections in Egypt have produced the same old faces from the disbanded National Democratic Party (NDP) or the…
Legalizing drugs in Egypt: Just a pipe dream?
July 25, 2011
Legalizing drugs in Egypt: Just a pipe dream?
The global war on drugs has failed. Or so claims a recent report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy…
Street children among those who stand to gain from revolution
July 25, 2011
Street children among those who stand to gain from revolution
While various groups in Egypt have been clamoring to have their say and influence the future of their country, one…