Features/Interviews
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,…
Jubilee of an eternal and high dam
January 18, 2010
Jubilee of an eternal and high dam
Aswan-- On 15 January 1971, Egypt celebrated the completion of the High Dam, whose funding was the center of a…
Q&A: Hassan Nafaa on the presidential race
January 17, 2010
Q&A: Hassan Nafaa on the presidential race
Al-Masry Al-Youm spoke with Hassan Nafaa--political science professor at Cairo University and coordinator of the popular campaign against presidential "inheritance"--about…
Naga Hammadi: Sectarian violence or criminal action?
January 14, 2010
Naga Hammadi: Sectarian violence or criminal action?
Suspicions and sadness overwhelm the little town Nagaa Hammadi after the death of six Copts and a Muslim guard, shot…
EHRC addresses Naga Hammadi incident
January 14, 2010
EHRC addresses Naga Hammadi incident
A statement by the Egyptian Human Rights Council (EHRC) issued yesterday calls upon the government to hold accountable any official…