Features/Interviews
HRW issues world rights report in Cairo
January 24, 2010
HRW issues world rights report in Cairo
At a press conference in Cairo on Sunday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced the release of its 20th world report.…
Al-Masry Al-Youm defies Cairocentrism
January 24, 2010
Al-Masry Al-Youm defies Cairocentrism
Independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm made history on Sunday by launching Alexandria Al-Youm, Egypt’s first daily city newspaper in over a…
Egypt’s oldest surviving syndicate
January 23, 2010
Egypt’s oldest surviving syndicate
Egypt's oldest syndicate is not a professional syndicate, but rather one of extended family members. The Syndicate of Al-Ashraf, decedents…
Israeli TV: Egypt cinema getting steamier
January 21, 2010
Israeli TV: Egypt cinema getting steamier
Israeli television aired a program about Egyptian cinema Thursday that asserted that Egyptian filmmakers had deliberately produced films this season…
Sectarian violence unpacked in Alexandria
January 21, 2010
Sectarian violence unpacked in Alexandria
Alexandria--Walking along the buildings of Street 45, between Miami and el-Asafra in Eastern Alexandria, Peter Fares, a young Coptic man…
The discourse of denial: Spinning Naga Hammadi
January 20, 2010
The discourse of denial: Spinning Naga Hammadi
Egypt was left in a state of fury, bewilderment and grief after the shooting of six Coptic Christians and a…
Naga Hammadi Copts in mourning
January 20, 2010
Naga Hammadi Copts in mourning
Qena--In Naga Hammadi, the sadness over the death of six young church deacons on the eve of Coptic Christmas has…
Q&A: Hamdin Sabahy on the Constitution, the presidency
January 19, 2010
Q&A: Hamdin Sabahy on the Constitution, the presidency
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, MP Hamdin Sabahy, founder of the unlicensed Karama Party, said that Egypt's next president--whoever…
Timeline: Sinai border deaths and injuries
January 19, 2010
Timeline: Sinai border deaths and injuries
The following is a list of incidents that caused deaths or injuries of Egyptian military and civilians on the Sinai…
Refaat el-Said: I’ve nothing to give the regime
January 19, 2010
Refaat el-Said: I’ve nothing to give the regime
Refaat el-Said, president of the Leftist opposition party Tagammu, spoke in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm about the upcoming elections,…