Features/Interviews
Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works
June 26, 2011
Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works
For the first time in its modern legal history and after various failed attempts, Egypt might see its first freedom…
Q&A with Tom Malinowski: Rights abuses in Egypt and Libya
June 26, 2011
Q&A with Tom Malinowski: Rights abuses in Egypt and Libya
In May, Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch Washington director, who visited Egypt last month briefly after spending some…
Pro-Mubarak protesters demand charges against him be dropped
June 25, 2011
Pro-Mubarak protesters demand charges against him be dropped
There is a tiny part of post-revolution Cairo that will remain forever Mubarak, and that is Mostafa Mahmoud Square. It…
Electrical engineers deny any intention to darken Egypt
June 25, 2011
Electrical engineers deny any intention to darken Egypt
Like in many other sectors in Egypt, employees in state-run electrical power plants are demanding the improvement of their working…
Sewage-fed vegetable plots pose health risk in Egypt
June 24, 2011
Sewage-fed vegetable plots pose health risk in Egypt
Faced with a shortage of water for irrigation, Ahmed Osman, a farmer in his late thirties, opted to divert local…
Do “leaderless” revolts contain seeds of own failure?
June 24, 2011
Do “leaderless” revolts contain seeds of own failure?
LONDON-- From the streets of Cairo and Madrid to online forums and social media sites, "leaderless" protests are on the…
Revolutionary coalitions multiply, fragment and disagree on the way ahead
June 24, 2011
Revolutionary coalitions multiply, fragment and disagree on the way ahead
Having accepted an invitation to attend a meeting of the Coalition to Protect the Revolution, mathematics professor Mina Abdel Malek…
Egypt’s farmers ready for independent organizing
June 23, 2011
Egypt’s farmers ready for independent organizing
For the first time in Egypt's history, the last four months have seen tens of thousands of peasants and farmers…
Justice system preserves police impunity in killing protesters
June 22, 2011
Justice system preserves police impunity in killing protesters
Families of those killed or injured in the coastal city of Alexandria during the recent Egyptian uprising have revealed that…
Officials banned from talking to media without ministers’ permission
June 22, 2011
Officials banned from talking to media without ministers’ permission
In a confidential letter to all ministries and government authorities, the cabinet has banned officials from talking to the media…