Features/Interviews
“If I owned downtown Cairo…”
May 12, 2010
“If I owned downtown Cairo…”
Downtown: it boasts some of Cairo’s best-kept architecture, alongside some of it most battered buildings; some of the classiest establishments,…
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project
May 12, 2010
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project
After hearing rumors about “the company that is buying out Downtown Cairo” and questions about the fate of the area,…
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
May 8, 2010
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
Al-Masry Al-Youm speaks to Soheir Hawas, the head of the Studies Administration at the National Organization for Urban Harmony, about…
Bahai’s seek end to second-class citizenship
May 8, 2010
Bahai’s seek end to second-class citizenship
Dr. Raouf Hindi proudly holds up the national ID cards of his children Emad and Nancy. The 16-year-old twins are…
FGM: The Pharaonic rite that’s a hard habit to break
May 5, 2010
FGM: The Pharaonic rite that’s a hard habit to break
Aswan--In a nation where UNICEF estimates 96 percent of all married women have undergone some form of female genital mutilation…
Whose martyr?
May 5, 2010
Whose martyr?
On occasions, coverage of Marwa El Sherbini's was influenced by players' agendas, Hossam el-Hamalawy writes. The gruesome murder of the…
It’s political, not personal
May 5, 2010
It’s political, not personal
Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1951, Charles Glass is a broadcaster, journalist and author of several books, who began…
Sufi sheikh speaks out on zikr ban
May 4, 2010
Sufi sheikh speaks out on zikr ban
A recent ban on Sufi zikr, or remembrance ceremonies, from the Ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) made headlines recently when…
The internal affairs of the Sufi Council
May 4, 2010
The internal affairs of the Sufi Council
Conflict has disturbed the serenity of the Supreme Sufi Council during the last few months due to a dispute over…
17 global figures named ‘predators of press freedom’
May 4, 2010
17 global figures named ‘predators of press freedom’
The international free press watchdog Reporters Without Borders marked World Press Freedom Day yesterday by publishing a list of 40…