Features/Interviews
Christians wait for new personal status law
July 28, 2010
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
July 27, 2010
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
July 26, 2010
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’
July 26, 2010
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
July 25, 2010
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
July 24, 2010
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
July 22, 2010
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
July 22, 2010
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
July 22, 2010
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
July 21, 2010
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,…