Features/Interviews
Egypt’s Copts: At a political crossroads
March 10, 2011
Egypt’s Copts: At a political crossroads
As the 25 January revolution continues sending shockwaves across Egypt and signals what could be a thorough remaking of the…
Q&A with Tahani al-Gebali: Say “no” to constitutional amendments
March 10, 2011
Q&A with Tahani al-Gebali: Say “no” to constitutional amendments
Tahani al-Gebali, Egypt’s first female judge and vice president of the Supreme Constitutional Court, has recently taken the role of…
Benghazi’s lawyers, Libya’s revolutionaries
March 10, 2011
Benghazi’s lawyers, Libya’s revolutionaries
Benghazi--As anti-government rebels struggle to hold onto some of Libya’s key coastal towns, the three-week-old uprising against Libyan leader Muammar…
The rise and fall of Egypt’s notorious State Security
March 9, 2011
The rise and fall of Egypt’s notorious State Security
In calling for the dissolution of Egypt's notorious State Security, the country’s pro-democracy movement has waged its fiercest battle since…
Families and friends desperate for answers as fate of protesters remain unknown
March 8, 2011
Families and friends desperate for answers as fate of protesters remain unknown
While hundreds of families are mourning the loss of their loved ones who died during the 25 January revolution and…
State security leaks: Victory or hoax?
March 7, 2011
State security leaks: Victory or hoax?
While Egyptians celebrate after breaking into state security buildings all over the country and publishing the captured documents on social…
Fallen faces of the uprising: Gameel Hussein
March 7, 2011
Fallen faces of the uprising: Gameel Hussein
Naeema Abdel Mageed Sharaf sits cross-legged on the bed cradling her seven-week-old grand-daughter.“My son was so happy when Fatima was…
Attempts to steal rare tapes from Egyptian TV foiled
March 6, 2011
Attempts to steal rare tapes from Egyptian TV foiled
Two attempts to steal rare tapes from Egyptian Television have been foiled, a security official said today. The tapes contain…
The road to reviving student activism remains long, say activists
March 3, 2011
The road to reviving student activism remains long, say activists
The recent Supreme Council of Universities (SCU) decision to dissolve all student unions and remove the Interior Ministry-affiliated campus guards…
Egypt grants LE47 million to state-run newspapers ‘to offset losses’
March 2, 2011
Egypt grants LE47 million to state-run newspapers ‘to offset losses’
The government will disburse LE47 million to the state-run newspapers, purportedly to compensate them for losses incurred during the 35…