Features/Interviews
Married to tradition in Shalateen
April 14, 2010
Married to tradition in Shalateen
The public beach in Shalateen was largely deserted, except for a few local Bedouin men, women and children lying on…
Online sites win journalism firsts at Pulitzers
April 13, 2010
Online sites win journalism firsts at Pulitzers
ProPublica, in an historic first for online journalism, won a coveted Pulitzer Prize on Monday for investigative reporting about controversial…
High council member speaks on minimum wage
April 11, 2010
High council member speaks on minimum wage
The Court of Administrative Justice's recent ruling requiring the government to set a minimum wage for Egypt's workers has raised…
Specter of emergency still looms over Egypt
April 8, 2010
Specter of emergency still looms over Egypt
Next month, Egypt will renew the state of emergency that has been in effect in the country since 1981. Protests…
9th Arab Media Forum to meet next month in Dubai
April 8, 2010
9th Arab Media Forum to meet next month in Dubai
Some 800 Arab and foreign media experts will convene in Dubai from 12 to 13 May for the ninth Arab…
Pending legality: The growing politicization of Egypt’s labor
April 8, 2010
Pending legality: The growing politicization of Egypt’s labor
Egyptian political activists often joke that their country has only five organized groups: the state’s civil and military bureaucracy, Sufi…
Al-Masry Al-Youm trains citizen journalists in Alex
April 7, 2010
Al-Masry Al-Youm trains citizen journalists in Alex
Al-Masry Al-Youm is running a free, four-day-long training on citizen journalism in Alexandria, giving citizens a lesson in video shooting,…
Islamic Group launches new website without sword emblem
April 6, 2010
Islamic Group launches new website without sword emblem
The Islamic Group of Egypt has recently launched a new website displaying a redesigned emblem that depicts rays of light…
Culture Minister: Artists free to boycott Israeli film
April 4, 2010
Culture Minister: Artists free to boycott Israeli film
Police turned out in force at the French Cultural Center on Sunday after several Egyptian artists announced plans to demonstrate…
Open Source: Computing for the masses
April 4, 2010
Open Source: Computing for the masses
At the El Sawy Culture Wheel in Zamalek, Al-Masry Al-Youm sponsored the "Free Open Source" festival on Saturday, also known…