Meet your presidential candidate

Meet your presidential candidate: Mohamed Morsy, the substitute
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Mohamed Morsy, the substitute

Earlier this month, thousands of people rallied in the Mansoura stadium at a campaign event for the Muslim Brotherhood’s last-minute…
Meet your presidential candidate: Hesham al-Bastawisi, the legal fighter
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Hesham al-Bastawisi, the legal fighter

For decades, Hesham al-Bastawisi led the battle for the independence of the judiciary under toppled President Hosni Mubarak. For years,…
Meet your presidential candidate: Khaled Ali, the revolutionary
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Khaled Ali, the revolutionary

At just 40 years old, Khaled Ali Omar is Egypt’s youngest presidential candidate. For well over a decade, the popularity…
Meet your presidential candidate: Omar Suleiman, the phantom
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Omar Suleiman, the phantom

When Omar Suleiman, former spy chief and vice president under ousted President Hosni Mubarak, appeared for 30 seconds on 11…
Meet your presidential candidates: The outsiders
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidates: The outsiders

When asked during a televised interview why he had chosen to nominate himself in the upcoming presidential elections, carpenter-turned-politician Ali…
Meet your presidential candidate: Abul Ezz al-Hariry, the rabble rouser
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Abul Ezz al-Hariry, the rabble rouser

Less than a day after Abul Ezz al-Hariry announced his candidacy for president of Egypt he filed a lawsuit calling…
Meet your presidential candidate: Mansour Hassan, the resuscitated
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Mansour Hassan, the resuscitated

For almost three decades, Mansour Hassan, a former stalwart of Anwar Sadat’s regime, remained aloof from the political arena. But today,…
Meet your presidential candidate: Selim al-Awa, the opportunist
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Selim al-Awa, the opportunist

For a man whose political program champions moderate Islam and citizenship, it is unfortunate that Mohamed Selim al-Awa became a…
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner

Although he was forced to resign as prime minister in the face of raging protests just one year ago because…
Meet your presidential candidate: Hazem Abu Ismail, the rebel
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Hazem Abu Ismail, the rebel

For several years, Hazem Abu Ismail appeared on Salafi satellite channels in traditional Salafi garb — a robe and a…
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