politics
Egyptians grapple with political overhaul
Egypt
March 30, 2011
Egyptians grapple with political overhaul
Egypt's politics have been transformed since Hosni Mubarak was toppled on 11 February but the prospect of elections may put…
Qaddafi is no Mubarak as regime overthrow may trigger chaos
World
February 24, 2011
Qaddafi is no Mubarak as regime overthrow may trigger chaos
Muammar Qaddafi may leave Libya without a way of avoiding further bloodshed.After protesters forced out the leaders of Tunisia and…
Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist
In a public lecture on Thursday, Khaled Fahmy, the newly appointed head of the American University in Cairo history department,…
The poor man’s government
Opinion
August 21, 2010
The poor man’s government
Since the bellies of those working in our government are full, they no longer care about the hungry in this…
Cairo’s unified prayer call, not so unified
Egypt
August 20, 2010
Cairo’s unified prayer call, not so unified
Since 2004, the Ministry of Religious Endowments has been talking of plans to unify the call to prayer among Cairo's…
ElBaradei supporters campaign in Upper Egypt, Alex
Egypt
August 5, 2010
ElBaradei supporters campaign in Upper Egypt, Alex
The National Association for Change (NAC), established by would-be presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei, has taken its signature-collecting campaign to Upper…
Shenouda bans non-religious conferences in churches
Egypt
August 5, 2010
Shenouda bans non-religious conferences in churches
Coptic Pope Shenouda III has issued a resolution prohibiting conferences of a non-religious nature inside churches and auxiliary buildings, except…
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
Business
August 5, 2010
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
The Free Homeland Popular Front, together with the 6 April reform movement and the Young Men for Justice and Development…
Action on global climate may drift for years
Environment
July 31, 2010
Action on global climate may drift for years
London--International action on climate change looks likely to drift over the next two years as politicians waver on tougher carbon…