John Ehab
Selecting the next pope: Who really decides?
Opinion
March 25, 2012
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
December 21, 2010
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
December 14, 2010
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
December 11, 2010
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
December 6, 2010
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
November 27, 2010
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
November 27, 2010
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
November 25, 2010
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
November 23, 2010
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
November 16, 2010
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…