Features/Interviews
Q&A with Mouneer Shash, former North Sinai governor
July 25, 2010
Q&A with Mouneer Shash, former North Sinai governor
The situation in Egypt's Sinai between Bedouins and local authorities has recently been the subject of wide debate. Following 2004's…
Foreign Minister discusses NBI with donors
July 24, 2010
Foreign Minister discusses NBI with donors
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has confirmed that he met with international donors while attending the African Union Summit…
Egypt’s changing middle class: Between Nasser and now
July 22, 2010
Egypt’s changing middle class: Between Nasser and now
Last Ramadan, in defiance of all the dietary restrictions placed on an elderly diabetic, and after a heavy iftar, my…
Female taxi drivers: The debate continues
July 22, 2010
Female taxi drivers: The debate continues
An article published by Al-Masry Al-Youm earlier this month about female taxi drivers stirred some interesting debate on Facebook.
Egypt’s leading psychiatrist comments on transsexual case
July 22, 2010
Egypt’s leading psychiatrist comments on transsexual case
The head of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association, Ahmed Okasha, has joined the debate over the legitimacy of sex reassignment operations…
Halayeb remains source of dispute btwn Cairo, Khartoum
July 21, 2010
Halayeb remains source of dispute btwn Cairo, Khartoum
Shalateen, Southern Egypt--The dispute between Egypt and Sudan over the Halayeb Triangle, which straddles the border between the two countries,…
To boycott or not? Opposition parties undecided
July 21, 2010
To boycott or not? Opposition parties undecided
In Egypt’s coming parliamentary elections this October, candidates from the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and from opposition parties will…
VOX POPS: Fair sentence for football hooligans?
July 21, 2010
VOX POPS: Fair sentence for football hooligans?
Last Tuesday, 14 die-hard supporters of Egypt's El-Ahli football team were arrested after a friendly match between El-Ahli and the…
Egypt’s public radio: is anyone listening?
July 17, 2010
Egypt’s public radio: is anyone listening?
From its vast headquarters on the Nile, the Egyptian Radio and Television Union still faithfully broadcasts public radio programs from…
Al-Masry Al-Youm interviews released Sinai activist Mosaad Abu Fajr
July 15, 2010
Al-Masry Al-Youm interviews released Sinai activist Mosaad Abu Fajr
In 2007, Sinai activist Mosaad Abu Fajr was imprisoned for allegedly organizing a demonstration against a housing demolition in Salah…