Features/Interviews
Going Off-line
March 16, 2010
Going Off-line
The standoff between more than 300 employees of the influential Islamic news site Islam Online and the site’s Qatar-based managers…
Media wars: Al-Wafd vs. Al-Masry Al-Youm
March 15, 2010
Media wars: Al-Wafd vs. Al-Masry Al-Youm
Mahmoud Abaza, president of opposition party Al-Wafd, described independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm as a "fascist newspaper" for printing details of…
Islam On-Strike
March 15, 2010
Islam On-Strike
Hundreds of employees of the widely read Islamic news website Islam Online walked off their jobs Monday afternoon, plunging the…
A night alongside Amonsito workers on the sidewalk
March 15, 2010
A night alongside Amonsito workers on the sidewalk
As the Shura Council's lights are turned off at 12:50 AM, Amonsito workers know it's time to sleep after another…
Egypt’s death sentences under scrutiny
March 13, 2010
Egypt’s death sentences under scrutiny
Atef Rohyum, 35, was still in university six years ago when he was arrested on charges of killing a man…
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
March 10, 2010
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
Workers of the Amonsito textile factory entered the tenth day of their sit-in outside the gates of the Shura Council,…
Lawyers: State Council violates constitution over women
March 9, 2010
Lawyers: State Council violates constitution over women
There have been many protests lately calling for female judges to be allowed to work for the State Council. All…
The organ transplant law: Good or bad?
March 4, 2010
The organ transplant law: Good or bad?
New legislation aimed at curbing the illegal traffic of human organs has been criticized by some experts who fear it…
Egyptian workers protest privatization
March 3, 2010
Egyptian workers protest privatization
Protesting workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company ended a 15-day sit-in this week after reaching a compromise with…
Collision course: The regime and ElBaradei
March 3, 2010
Collision course: The regime and ElBaradei
In the more than 20 days since former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Mohamed ElBaradei landed in Cairo amid…