Features/Interviews
Q&A with Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Egypt’s last queen
July 6, 2010
Q&A with Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Egypt’s last queen
Al-Masry Al-Youm paid a visit to Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Queen Nariman, Egypt’s last reigning queen.
Minister’s call for Arabs to visit Jerusalem raises controversy
July 5, 2010
Minister’s call for Arabs to visit Jerusalem raises controversy
Egyptian Minister of Islamic Endowments Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq is not the first to demand that Jerusulem be more open for…
As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise
July 4, 2010
As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise
A 43-year-old single mother, identified in press reports as Seham Abdel-Salam, throttled her son to death with a towel, then…
Alex conference calls for more media freedoms
July 4, 2010
Alex conference calls for more media freedoms
The second meeting of the Arab Media Leaders Forum, which has gathered major media figures from around the Arab world,…
Women’s rights: Legal reforms or social change?
July 2, 2010
Women’s rights: Legal reforms or social change?
Ten years after a series of legal reforms in Egypt’s personal status laws, more is needed according to women rights…
Q&A with Kefaya leader George Ishak: NAC must ‘hit the streets’
July 1, 2010
Q&A with Kefaya leader George Ishak: NAC must ‘hit the streets’
For the last several years, George Ishak has remained at the vanguard of Egypt's home-grown push for political reform. A…
Q&A with Ali Qassem, uncle of slain youth Khaled Saeed (part two)
July 1, 2010
Q&A with Ali Qassem, uncle of slain youth Khaled Saeed (part two)
Facebook users interviewed Ali Qassem, uncle of slain Alexandrian youth Khaled Saeed, about the details of his nephew's death and…
Q&A with Ali Qassem, uncle of slain youth Khaled Saeed (part one)
June 30, 2010
Q&A with Ali Qassem, uncle of slain youth Khaled Saeed (part one)
Al-Masry Al-Youm’s multimedia team mediated a live interview between Ali Qassem--uncle of Khaled Saeed, who witnesses say was tortured to…
Interview: Former chief medical examiner on Khaled Saeed autopsy
June 30, 2010
Interview: Former chief medical examiner on Khaled Saeed autopsy
Dr. Ayman Fouda has worked in the field of forensic medicine for 40 years and held the position of chief…
Journalists protest state media coverage of Alexandria police killing
June 30, 2010
Journalists protest state media coverage of Alexandria police killing
Around 100 journalists and activists demonstrated on 29 June against state-owned newspapers for their alleged pro-security coverage of the death…