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…
Al-Ghad elections campaigners arrested in downtown Cairo
Egypt
November 12, 2010
Al-Ghad elections campaigners arrested in downtown Cairo
Egyptian security forces arrested two election campaigners for al-Ghad opposition party in downtown Cairo on Thursday evening.The activists were accused…
Sunday’s papers: Mubarak finalizes NDP candidate list, telephones Pope Shenouda III
Egypt
November 8, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Mubarak finalizes NDP candidate list, telephones Pope Shenouda III
State-run Al-Akhbar's front-page coverage announces Sunday as the last day for candidacy application submissions. “Mubarak checks over the National (Democratic…
Sacked editor Eissa and supporters launch ‘The Real Al-Dostour’ online
Egypt
November 3, 2010
Sacked editor Eissa and supporters launch ‘The Real Al-Dostour’ online
On Monday, members of independent daily Al-Dostour’s staff who had opposed the newspaper’s recent sale and the firing of its…
Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist
In a public lecture on Thursday, Khaled Fahmy, the newly appointed head of the American University in Cairo history department,…
Al-Dostour’s dilemma persists
Egypt
October 23, 2010
Al-Dostour’s dilemma persists
Two weeks after firing its illustrious editor-in-chief Ibrahim Eissa, Al-Dostour, a newspaper known for its anti-Mubarak stance, is still facing…
Thursday’s Papers: Mubarak decrees election date, al-Maliki visits Cairo, and NDP officials criticize US interference
Egypt
October 21, 2010
Thursday’s Papers: Mubarak decrees election date, al-Maliki visits Cairo, and NDP officials criticize US interference
State-run newspaper Al-Ahram leads its Thursday coverage with the headline: “A presidential decree calling voters to the parliament elections on…
Egypt’s Museums IV: Royal Chariots Museum
Archaeology
October 20, 2010
Egypt’s Museums IV: Royal Chariots Museum
Whether it is a future museum, an attempt to disguise a nuclear plant, a secret government building, or a permanent…
The long campaign to end Egypt’s capital punishment
Egypt
October 16, 2010
The long campaign to end Egypt’s capital punishment
Legal experts and human rights activists say capital punishment should be ended in Egypt, but considerable time and effort is…
Tuesday’s Papers: Football match bedlam condemned by Tunisia while Mubarak commemorates 1973 war
Egypt
October 5, 2010
Tuesday’s Papers: Football match bedlam condemned by Tunisia while Mubarak commemorates 1973 war
The clashes between supporters of the Tunisian Esperance football team and Egyptian security receives front-page coverage in both state-run and…
Hundreds of protesters stage anti-Mubarak rally in downtown Cairo
Egypt
September 22, 2010
Hundreds of protesters stage anti-Mubarak rally in downtown Cairo
“We will not be inherited anymore,” protesters chanted, hoisting banners and wearing t-shirts bearing the same slogan.Some three hundred demonstrators,…