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Christians wait for new personal status law

Christians wait for new personal status law

Recent hype surrounding Coptic divorce has brought back to the table the issue of a personal status law for Christians,…
Interview with pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign leader

Interview with pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign leader

Supporters of Gamal Mubarak, the 47-year-old son of President Hosni Mubarak and assistant secretary-general of the ruling National Democratic Party,…
A murky business: Diving chamber accused of corruption

A murky business: Diving chamber accused of corruption

Hurghada--A simmering row between diving centers and the diving industry’s national regulator is muddying the waters of Egypt’s LE15 billion…
MB website launched to counter ‘Ikhwanophobia’

MB website launched to counter ‘Ikhwanophobia’

It seems Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement is trying to coin a new term, “ikhwanophobia,” by launching a website…
Q&A with Mouneer Shash, former North Sinai governor

Q&A with Mouneer Shash, former North Sinai governor

The situation in Egypt's Sinai between Bedouins and local authorities has recently been the subject of wide debate. Following 2004's…
Foreign Minister discusses NBI with donors

Foreign Minister discusses NBI with donors

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has confirmed that he met with international donors while attending the African Union Summit…
Egypt’s changing middle class: Between Nasser and now

Egypt’s changing middle class: Between Nasser and now

Last Ramadan, in defiance of all the dietary restrictions placed on an elderly diabetic, and after a heavy iftar, my…
Female taxi drivers: The debate continues

Female taxi drivers: The debate continues

An article published by Al-Masry Al-Youm earlier this month about female taxi drivers stirred some interesting debate on Facebook.
Egypt’s leading psychiatrist comments on transsexual case

Egypt’s leading psychiatrist comments on transsexual case

The head of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association, Ahmed Okasha, has joined the debate over the legitimacy of sex reassignment operations…
Halayeb remains source of dispute btwn Cairo, Khartoum

Halayeb remains source of dispute btwn Cairo, Khartoum

Shalateen, Southern Egypt--The dispute between Egypt and Sudan over the Halayeb Triangle, which straddles the border between the two countries,…
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