Mohamed Elmeshad

Lines blurred at the Abbasseya front
Egypt

Lines blurred at the Abbasseya front

The scene has become familiar: streets splashed with rubble and broken glass; torn down sign posts leading to barricades of…
Presidential candidates jostle for labor vote
Egypt

Presidential candidates jostle for labor vote

Presidential candidates are out and about on Labor Day trying to gather support from laborers, a key constituency. While laborers…
On economics, presidential platforms offer broad strokes
Egypt

On economics, presidential platforms offer broad strokes

The media and economists frequently ring alarm bells about Egypt’s bleeding treasury and looming cash crisis. It is not uncommon…
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
Egypt

Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities

Cairo University, Egypt’s largest public university, voted for its student union this year weeks after the vote was initially scheduled,…
Hamdeen Sabbahi campaign small, but dedicated
Egypt

Hamdeen Sabbahi campaign small, but dedicated

Under different circumstances, Nesreen Magdy would be finishing her third year at university studying hospitality. While the rest of her…
Sunday’s papers: Presidential campaigning ‘begins’
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Presidential campaigning ‘begins’

A slow day of political news, but the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi have…
What’s ‘left’ in the presidential election?
Egypt

What’s ‘left’ in the presidential election?

Since 10 potential candidates were disqualified from the presidential election on Saturday, including three anticipated frontrunners, Egypt’s electoral landscape has…
Shater faces early hiccups on campaign trail
Egypt

Shater faces early hiccups on campaign trail

Khairat al-Shater, the Muslim Brotherhood's primary presidential candidate, held the very first rally of his campaign in front of a…
Tuesday’s papers: The Brotherhood experiments with Photoshop
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: The Brotherhood experiments with Photoshop

As Mubarak’s only vice president ever and former head of the General Intelligence Services, Omar Suleiman’s candidacy seems to be…
Profile: Kamal al-Helbawy, a defector of conscience
Egypt

Profile: Kamal al-Helbawy, a defector of conscience

Kamal al-Helbawy is taking a break from a busy day of media interviews and meetings with revolutionaries to eat grilled…
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