Heba Afify
Final Issue: How poor management destroyed a leading voice
Egypt
April 25, 2013
Final Issue: How poor management destroyed a leading voice
This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer…
Mubarak’s trial slips out of public consciousness
Egypt
April 19, 2013
Mubarak’s trial slips out of public consciousness
Olfat Mohamed, whose son Islam Abdel Wahab was killed at Sayeda Zeinab Police Station on 28 January 2011, was devastated…
Amid security failures and prejudice, small sparks can set sectarian violence alight
Egypt
April 10, 2013
Amid security failures and prejudice, small sparks can set sectarian violence alight
A group of men gathered Monday in the middle of a street in Khosous, a town in the Delta governorate…
Update: April 6 protests hit Delta
Egypt
April 6, 2013
Update: April 6 protests hit Delta
8:00 pm: In the Nile Delta, Gharbiya, Beheira and Sharqiya Governorates witnessed several marches Saturday against President Mohamed Morsy and…
Thursday’s papers: Some are luckier than others
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Thursday’s papers: Some are luckier than others
Al-Ahram newspaper declares that both Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah and Prime minister Hesham Qandil will remain in office. Both have…
Analysts argue silencing of free voices detrimental to regime
Egypt
April 3, 2013
Analysts argue silencing of free voices detrimental to regime
The regime’s attempts to silence local satirist Bassem Youssef, often described as the Egyptian Jon Stewart, landed President Mohamed Morsy…
Charges against Abdel Fatah, activists are politically motivated: Lawyers
Egypt
March 28, 2013
Charges against Abdel Fatah, activists are politically motivated: Lawyers
Opposition activist Alaa Abdel Fatah received notice on Thursday that he would stand trial along with his sister —…
Thursday’s papers: the judiciary and the presidency back in the ring
Egypt
March 28, 2013
Thursday’s papers: the judiciary and the presidency back in the ring
Thursday’s papers point to a new episode in the long-standing power struggle between the presidency and the judiciary, which had…
Monday’s papers: Trouble in Moqattam
Egypt
March 18, 2013
Monday’s papers: Trouble in Moqattam
As clashes that started Saturday between protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in front of the Brotherhood’s main headquarters in Moqattam…
Update: Brotherhood critics elected to Journalist Syndicate board
Egypt
March 15, 2013
Update: Brotherhood critics elected to Journalist Syndicate board
Head of the Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies Diaa Rashwan won the seat of the head of the…
Children of the revolution: Youth wage street battles
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Children of the revolution: Youth wage street battles
As the firing of a tear gas canister signaled the renewal of clashes on Qasr al-Nil Bridge, two 15-year-olds stood…
Port Said sees relative calm after contentious verdict
Egypt
March 10, 2013
Port Said sees relative calm after contentious verdict
A day after an Egyptian court confirmed the death sentences of 21 Port Said civilians found guilty of causing Egypt’s…
Delayed elections may defuse Egypt’s crisis
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Delayed elections may defuse Egypt’s crisis
An administrative court order heralds a new stage in the controversy surrounding the parliamentary elections that were scheduled to take…
Thursday’s papers: No elections until further notice
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Thursday’s papers: No elections until further notice
After Wednesday's administrative court ruling that put the timeline for the parliamentary elections set to begin next month into a…
Stubborn polls: Elections likely to be source of further provocation
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Stubborn polls: Elections likely to be source of further provocation
As he answered questions about the upcoming parliamentary elections over the phone, Mohamed Zakareya, a member of the Popular Alliance…
Labor dispute resolution makes little headway for Ain Sokhna Port workers
Business
March 1, 2013
Labor dispute resolution makes little headway for Ain Sokhna Port workers
Workers at Ain Sokhna Port returned to work last week, bringing to an end a two-week strike that resulted in…
Merchant city of Port Said calls for dignity and justice
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Merchant city of Port Said calls for dignity and justice
PORT SAID — In the ongoing protest movement that has gripped the city of Port Said for the past month,…
With poor economy and lack of political incentives, newspapers struggle to survive
Egypt
February 21, 2013
With poor economy and lack of political incentives, newspapers struggle to survive
Over the last two years, the number of privately owned newspapers in Egypt has multiplied — but so also have…
Destroying Gaza tunnels seen as a punitive, not security measure
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Destroying Gaza tunnels seen as a punitive, not security measure
Egypt’s military is in the midst of yet another major operation tasked with destroying the border tunnels used for…