Features/Interviews
English-language press looks to Gaza
December 28, 2009
English-language press looks to Gaza
With 27 December marking the one-year anniversary of the start of Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s deadly month-long assault on the…
What fate awaits Ezbet el-Haggana?
December 27, 2009
What fate awaits Ezbet el-Haggana?
A freeze has been imposed on demolitions, but residents of Ezbet el-Haggana in the Eastern Cairo neighborhood of Nasr City…
The right to control: The right to abortion
December 27, 2009
The right to control: The right to abortion
An incident of sexual harassment or rape takes place every 30 minutes in Egypt, according to statistics from the National…
Underground tunnels: a story of mutual benefit
December 26, 2009
Underground tunnels: a story of mutual benefit
Egyptians in Rafah are taking the border wall seriously. As much as such the underground tunnels breathe life into an…
Human Rights online
December 26, 2009
Human Rights online
An average 12,000 visitors per day makes the Cairo-based Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) the leading human rights…
E-expression and its malcontents
December 26, 2009
E-expression and its malcontents
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information released on Wendnesday a report on internet use in the Arab world that…
Gaza, face-veil controversy absorb French press
December 24, 2009
Gaza, face-veil controversy absorb French press
The situation in the Palestinian Gaza Strip dominated the Middle East sections of most French newspapers this week.
Most memorable moments of 2009?
December 24, 2009
Most memorable moments of 2009?
A new year is at our doorstep. For some, this is a blank state, an opportunity to start a fresh…
2009: Taking stock of the region’s crises
December 23, 2009
2009: Taking stock of the region’s crises
The final weeks of 2009 found much of the Arabic-language press chewing over the region’s perennial crises.Columnist Abdel Hamid Sayam…
Weekly round-up: The English-language press on Egypt
December 21, 2009
Weekly round-up: The English-language press on Egypt
The story out of Egypt that seemed to garner the most attention in international media this week was the news…