Features/Interviews
Islamists and secularists battle for the heart of the nation
May 26, 2011
Islamists and secularists battle for the heart of the nation
Egypt stands at a political crossroads; the decisions made and battles won at this juncture mean the difference between success…
Activists continue their battle against military trials as SCAF releases detainees
May 25, 2011
Activists continue their battle against military trials as SCAF releases detainees
Activists’ fight against military trials have faced a series of setbacks and breakthroughs over the last two weeks. More than…
Adl Party seeks to displace Brotherhood from center ground of Egyptian politics
May 24, 2011
Adl Party seeks to displace Brotherhood from center ground of Egyptian politics
The newly formed Adl Party, launched on 6 May, has its sights set on replacing the Muslim Brotherhood as the…
Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics
May 24, 2011
Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics
An Egyptian Islamist group that took up arms against the state in the 1980s and 1990s wants to form a…
Internet activists stage online day of protest against military council
May 23, 2011
Internet activists stage online day of protest against military council
The Twitter updates kept on coming, sometimes at a rate of ten a minute. “The sheer spite they had for…
Tribalism competes with new forces in post-uprising Qena
May 23, 2011
Tribalism competes with new forces in post-uprising Qena
Qena - When Qena residents went to vote in the past, they generally had only one concern: that the tribe’s…
Crime on the rise, but are police to blame?
May 23, 2011
Crime on the rise, but are police to blame?
Three days after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, Egypt’s much-hated police force was redeployed after nearly three weeks of complete…
Opinion polling set to thrive in Egypt’s new political climate
May 22, 2011
Opinion polling set to thrive in Egypt’s new political climate
The fall of Hosni Mubarak has triggered a rush by political parties and foreign organizations to use opinion polling to…
Scobey: No change to Egypt’s military aid
May 21, 2011
Scobey: No change to Egypt’s military aid
In a press conference on Saturday, US Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey reiterated that no revisions will be made to…
Martyrs’ families, Amnesty International say justice is still not served
May 21, 2011
Martyrs’ families, Amnesty International say justice is still not served
At a conference organized by Amnesty International, families of those killed in the January 25 revolution accused Egypt's attorney general…