Noha El-Hennawy
Hawks and doves: FJP election signals conservative trend
Egypt
October 24, 2012
Hawks and doves: FJP election signals conservative trend
Amid loud applause and cheers, Saad al-Katatny’s victory in the presidential election for the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party …
The judicial thorn: Islamists fight tough battle for the judiciary
Egypt
October 16, 2012
The judicial thorn: Islamists fight tough battle for the judiciary
Just a few hours after judges heard about President Mohamed Morsy’s decision to dismiss the public prosecutor, they were able…
Democracy from within: FJP elections and the influence of the Brotherhood
Egypt
October 13, 2012
Democracy from within: FJP elections and the influence of the Brotherhood
Amid skepticism over the genuineness of the poll, the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing is set to hold its first…
Sheikhs and the ballot box: Internal rifts emerge within Salafi Nour Party
Egypt
September 25, 2012
Sheikhs and the ballot box: Internal rifts emerge within Salafi Nour Party
Once again Salafis are making headlines, not with incendiary statements, but because of internal rivalries that may threaten their most…
Centrist politicians hope to evade Islamist-secular divide
Egypt
September 7, 2012
Centrist politicians hope to evade Islamist-secular divide
Although no date has been set yet for the upcoming parliamentary elections, different political parties have already begun talks in…
Alarming threats to press freedom prompt journalists’ backlash
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Alarming threats to press freedom prompt journalists’ backlash
With more uncertainty surrounding the future of press freedom in the Muslim Brotherhood-led political order, journalists have yet to consolidate…
Q&A with Ameur Larayedh: Ennahda versus Salafis
World
September 1, 2012
Q&A with Ameur Larayedh: Ennahda versus Salafis
Egypt Independent met with Ameur Larayedh, Tunisia's Ennahda political bureau head, constitution-writing assembly member and well-known moderate, who returned to Tunisia…
Thursday’s papers: Mekky dreams of press freedom, wakes up
Egypt
August 30, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Mekky dreams of press freedom, wakes up
Thursday’s press shows conflicting reports about the future of journalists convicted of libel and defamation in the Muslim Brotherhood-led political…
Tunisia’s Salafi flavor
World
August 29, 2012
Tunisia’s Salafi flavor
TUNIS — The appearance of Mohamed Khouja, the leader of Tunisia’s first licensed Salafi political party, does not overtly show…
Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide
Egypt
August 16, 2012
Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide
Raja Ben Slama, a professor of Arab civilization at Manouba University in Tunis, founder of The Tunisian Cultural Association to…