John Ehab

Selecting the next pope: Who really decides?
Opinion

Selecting the next pope: Who really decides?

Hundreds of thousands of Copts gathered last week to lament the charismatic and popular pope who served as the chief…
INTERVIEW: AUC’s new president on engagement, competition and workers’ rights
Egypt

INTERVIEW: AUC’s new president on engagement, competition and workers’ rights

On 1 January, the American University in Cairo (AUC) will appoint Dr. Lisa Anderson new president. Anderson has served as the…
Q&A: Saad Eddin Ibrahim on political reform, ElBaradei & Mubarak Jr
Egypt

Q&A: Saad Eddin Ibrahim on political reform, ElBaradei & Mubarak Jr

Sociology professor and political activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim was one of the first to criticize the notion of “presidential inheritance”…
Egyptian security blocked priests from ElBaradei meeting, say activists
Egypt

Egyptian security blocked priests from ElBaradei meeting, say activists

Minya— Egyptian security forces have prevented Christian religious figures from attending a meeting with Mohamed ElBaradei, former International Atomic Energy…
In possible rift with NDP, Pope Shenouda ignores parliament run-offs
Egypt

In possible rift with NDP, Pope Shenouda ignores parliament run-offs

Pope Shenouda III, head of the Egyptian Coptic Church, refrained from casting a ballot in Sunday’s parliamentary run-offs in a…
NDP set to sweep Sinai vote
Egypt

NDP set to sweep Sinai vote

Arish--On the day before the elections, Northern Sinai seemed ready for a tumultuous - if predictable - election.Northern Sinai is…
Wafd’s Margeritte Azer: If we see that rigging is widespread, we’ll boycott
Egypt

Wafd’s Margeritte Azer: If we see that rigging is widespread, we’ll boycott

Margeritte Azer, the head of the operations office at the Wafd Party, spoke to Al-Masry Al-Youm about plans and expectations…
Egypt’s Copts frustrated by under-representation in parliament polls
Egypt

Egypt’s Copts frustrated by under-representation in parliament polls

Egypt's Coptic minority are growing more frustrated over what they believe as the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)’s marginalization of…
Tuesday’s papers: Poll preparations and tensions, Ahly coach’s resignation and Mubarak travels to Gulf
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Poll preparations and tensions, Ahly coach’s resignation and Mubarak travels to Gulf

Coverage of Egyptian parliamentary poll preparations takes up headlines in both private and state-run newspaper on Tuesday. “Counting the parliamentary…
Support for Gamal Mubarak gives leg up to parliamentary candidates
Egypt

Support for Gamal Mubarak gives leg up to parliamentary candidates

In the working class district of Darb al-Ahmar, Atef Abdu campaigns for a seat in parliament by sponsoring a clothing…
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