Features/Interviews
Q&A: Reformist judge Hesham El-Bastawisi on the revolution, constitution and future of Egypt
March 2, 2011
Q&A: Reformist judge Hesham El-Bastawisi on the revolution, constitution and future of Egypt
Hesham El-Bastawisi is a pro-reform judge who in 2005 threw himself, along with other judges, into a fierce confrontation with…
Old guard seen as threat to Egypt’s revolution
March 1, 2011
Old guard seen as threat to Egypt’s revolution
Egypt's military rulers want elections in six months' time but political activists who ousted Hosni Mubarak fear remnants of his…
Q&A: Newly released Bahraini activist Ali Abdulemam on Bahrain’s past and future
March 1, 2011
Q&A: Newly released Bahraini activist Ali Abdulemam on Bahrain’s past and future
Ali Abdulemam is a prominent digital activist in Bahrain, recently released from prison in a move the government hopes will…
On the frontiers of two revolutions: Awlad Ali on Libya and Egypt
February 25, 2011
On the frontiers of two revolutions: Awlad Ali on Libya and Egypt
Salloum--Egypt’s western frontier is home to 750,000 Bedouins from the Awlad Ali tribe. While the neighboring Libyan east ceded to…
Workers, professionals demand independent labor unions
February 24, 2011
Workers, professionals demand independent labor unions
The large and ongoing wave of labor and professional protests sweeping Egypt, prior to and since the 11 February ouster…
Probe of violence, mass escapes from Egypt prisons
February 24, 2011
Probe of violence, mass escapes from Egypt prisons
It remains one of the many murky chapters of Egypt's uprising — how did one-fourth of the nation's prisoners manage…
What will remain of the National Democratic Party?
February 21, 2011
What will remain of the National Democratic Party?
Egypt’s former ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is set to resume its activities, according to the party’s secretary for media…
Egypt’s revolution: Beyond the street politics
February 19, 2011
Egypt’s revolution: Beyond the street politics
Thousands of Egyptians were politically active during the 25 January revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak after 30 years of…
Media wars: Will state-run coverage change post-Mubarak Egypt?
February 18, 2011
Media wars: Will state-run coverage change post-Mubarak Egypt?
The Egyptian media landscape will begin to break political taboos in the aftermath of the revolution, but it will not…
Change in Egypt to ratchet pressure on Israel
February 18, 2011
Change in Egypt to ratchet pressure on Israel
Egypt's revolution and upheavals across the region herald a shift in the balance of power between Israel and its neighbors,…