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Remembering Mohamed Sayed Said: Speaking truth to power

Remembering Mohamed Sayed Said: Speaking truth to power

The intellectual legacy of scholar and human rights advocate Mohamed Sayed Said was remembered on Sunday when Egyptian intellectuals, academics…
Turkish school takes US approach to get foothold in Egypt

Turkish school takes US approach to get foothold in Egypt

Last year, Zeinab Abdel Aziz, an Egyptian-American teacher visited Egypt with her family to attend the weddings of her two…
The face of the Egyptian digital tide

The face of the Egyptian digital tide

The digital boom is sweeping Egypt and effectively reshaping the economic and cultural identity of the nation. Various challenges remain…
Poor education squeezes Egypt’s growth

Poor education squeezes Egypt’s growth

Sawsan Gomaa, 18, thought memorizing vocabulary and grammar from the ministry textbook would be enough to ace Egypt's yearly national…
Local rights group decries ban on Salafi satellite channel

Local rights group decries ban on Salafi satellite channel

A local rights organization urged Egypt on Monday to allow broadcast of a Salafi television channel on Egypt’s Nilesat satellite…
The Jew-who-turned-communist: Celebrating Youssef Darwish

The Jew-who-turned-communist: Celebrating Youssef Darwish

Dozens of intellectuals and labor activists gathered on Saturday to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the birth of Youssef Darwish,…
Egypt TV head: Israel could be blamed for Al-Jazeera’s World Cup jamming

Egypt TV head: Israel could be blamed for Al-Jazeera’s World Cup jamming

After three months of investigations into who was responsible for distorting the picture of Al-Jazeera Sports Channel’s exclusive coverage of…
Forty years after his death, Egyptians remember, honor Gamal Abdel Nasser

Forty years after his death, Egyptians remember, honor Gamal Abdel Nasser

Nearly all of Egypt's daily newspapers--whether state-owned, independent or opposition--ran tributes to former president Gamal Abdel Nasser on the 40th…
Military strike against Iran unlikely, says senior foreign affairs official

Military strike against Iran unlikely, says senior foreign affairs official

Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs head Mohamed Shaker ruled out a military solution to Iran’s controversial nuclear program during a…
Info Minister calls on TV officials to avoid sectarian incitement

Info Minister calls on TV officials to avoid sectarian incitement

Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi has called on officials from Egyptian and Arab satellite channel to steer clear of issues…
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