Features/Interviews
Alexandrian family tortured by police
April 2, 2010
Alexandrian family tortured by police
Alexandria--At 2 AM on 3 December, 2009 Abdallah Abdel Aziz opened the door in response to a loud knock on…
Wasla: Bringing the blogosphere down to earth
April 1, 2010
Wasla: Bringing the blogosphere down to earth
A quick glance at its front page is all it takes to let the reader know that Wasla is not…
Dry spell: Hashish prices skyrocket, users fret amid shortage
April 1, 2010
Dry spell: Hashish prices skyrocket, users fret amid shortage
If you've noticed that many people around you have recently become much more proactive, if not ill-humored, don't be fooled.…
Egypt’s photojournalists face challenging road ahead
March 30, 2010
Egypt’s photojournalists face challenging road ahead
As the photojournalists' division of the Egyptian Press Syndicate commences its second term following elections held last Saturday, 27 March--a…
Muslim Brotherhood leader: Voting for NDP is ‘haram’
March 29, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood leader: Voting for NDP is ‘haram’
Last week the Muslim Brotherhood's spokesperson Mohamed Saad el-Katatney announced that the banned group will field candidates for 20 percent…
Are social media users in the Arab world different?
March 27, 2010
Are social media users in the Arab world different?
“Definitely,” answers Fouad Jeryes, who works with the Arab social media and content sharing platform D1G–whose name reads in Arabic…
NDP tycoon lashes out at independent press
March 26, 2010
NDP tycoon lashes out at independent press
Ahmed Ezz, steel tycoon and senior member of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), accused the independent press of deliberately…
Can anyone stop the torrent?
March 26, 2010
Can anyone stop the torrent?
A subsidiary of local internet provider LINKdotNET recently launched a website designed to facilitate the legal downloading of Egyptian movies.…
Arab IT start-ups, entrepreneurs meet at Beirut conference
March 25, 2010
Arab IT start-ups, entrepreneurs meet at Beirut conference
Beirut--If you believed Arab internet-based companies were invisible, the ArabNet Conference that began in Beirut on Thursday may just prove…
Waiting game at Islam Online
March 23, 2010
Waiting game at Islam Online
As the labor dispute that has paralyzed the influential Islamic affairs and news website Islam Online entered its second week,…