Ahmed Abdel Hafez
The head of the Farmers Syndicate talks about their continuing battle
Egypt
January 22, 2013
The head of the Farmers Syndicate talks about their continuing battle
As farmers took to the streets as part of the mobilization against the draft constitution, Mohamed Abdel Qader, chief of…
As vote nears, Constituent Assembly may have quorum problem
Egypt
November 29, 2012
As vote nears, Constituent Assembly may have quorum problem
As members of the Constituent Assembly pull out in protest, the body may struggle to come up with the quorum…
A history of urban development from pharaonic to the future
Archaeology
November 22, 2012
A history of urban development from pharaonic to the future
Egypt vice regal Khedive Ismail met with Ali Mubarak Pasha in 1863 to develop a blueprint for Cairo’s future. He…
Top prosecutor hangs on, but the conflict isn’t over
Egypt
November 8, 2012
Top prosecutor hangs on, but the conflict isn’t over
When the country’s top prosecutor, Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, faced down President Mohamed Morsy to hold on to his post last…
Humming the oldest tune in history
Art news
October 23, 2012
Humming the oldest tune in history
Listening to Quranic verses and prayers playing on the radio while riding a cab is common in Cairo. But recently,…
A trip down memory lane
Cinema/TV
July 18, 2012
A trip down memory lane
Take a walk down Mahrany Street in the Cairene neighborhood of Fagala and it might feel strangely familiar. One mechanic’s…
Paper trail celebrations
Archaeology
June 10, 2012
Paper trail celebrations
Sayed Ali Salem Effendi, head of the Nile Cotton Ginning Company, set up a huge colorful pavilion in the garden…