Features/Interviews
VOX POPS: Can demos lead to genuine change?
July 8, 2010
VOX POPS: Can demos lead to genuine change?
Egypt has recently witnessed an unprecedented spate of strikes, demonstrations and protests, with police brutality, deteriorating economic conditions and rigged…
For foreigners only
July 7, 2010
For foreigners only
Any Egyptian familiar with the frustrations of apartment hunting will likely still be haunted by a three-word phrase they will…
“No one can prevent us from celebrating”
July 6, 2010
“No one can prevent us from celebrating”
“It’s a sign for the end of the world,” says Ahmad Bahgat, one of the thousands of people who came…
Female taxi drivers challenge traditional stereotypes
July 6, 2010
Female taxi drivers challenge traditional stereotypes
Enas Hammam enters the Instant Rentals headquarters behind the US Embassy in Garden City flushed and breathless, but smiling. Wearing…
Q&A with Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Egypt’s last queen
July 6, 2010
Q&A with Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Egypt’s last queen
Al-Masry Al-Youm paid a visit to Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Queen Nariman, Egypt’s last reigning queen.
Minister’s call for Arabs to visit Jerusalem raises controversy
July 5, 2010
Minister’s call for Arabs to visit Jerusalem raises controversy
Egyptian Minister of Islamic Endowments Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq is not the first to demand that Jerusulem be more open for…
As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise
July 4, 2010
As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise
A 43-year-old single mother, identified in press reports as Seham Abdel-Salam, throttled her son to death with a towel, then…
Alex conference calls for more media freedoms
July 4, 2010
Alex conference calls for more media freedoms
The second meeting of the Arab Media Leaders Forum, which has gathered major media figures from around the Arab world,…
Women’s rights: Legal reforms or social change?
July 2, 2010
Women’s rights: Legal reforms or social change?
Ten years after a series of legal reforms in Egypt’s personal status laws, more is needed according to women rights…
Q&A with Kefaya leader George Ishak: NAC must ‘hit the streets’
July 1, 2010
Q&A with Kefaya leader George Ishak: NAC must ‘hit the streets’
For the last several years, George Ishak has remained at the vanguard of Egypt's home-grown push for political reform. A…