Features/Interviews
Beneath the galabiya: Intersex operations in Assiut
June 14, 2010
Beneath the galabiya: Intersex operations in Assiut
Assiut--In the realm of sexual taboos in Egypt, the issue of "intersex individuals"--or those born with "ambiguous genitalia"--is certainly somewhere…
ElBaradei meets leftist supporters
June 12, 2010
ElBaradei meets leftist supporters
Since his return to Egypt, Mohamed ElBaradei's efforts to build a popular consensus around political reform have captivated the Egyptian…
Nazif: “People have a right to demonstrate”
June 11, 2010
Nazif: “People have a right to demonstrate”
In an interview on 9 June with prominent journalist Lamis el-Hadidi on her show "From the Heart of Egypt", Prime Minister…
Egyptian-Israeli couples: Victims of discrimination or security threats?
June 10, 2010
Egyptian-Israeli couples: Victims of discrimination or security threats?
A self-described "beach boy" leading a quiet life in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Messawa has found himself at the center of…
Papal stance on divorce ignites debate among Copts
June 9, 2010
Papal stance on divorce ignites debate among Copts
Coptic divorcee Hani Wasfi has raised a lawsuit against the Coptic Church’s refusal to allow him to remarry. Wasfi won…
World newspapers: Egypt opens Rafah to calm Egyptian anger
June 5, 2010
World newspapers: Egypt opens Rafah to calm Egyptian anger
President Hosni Mubarak’s decision to open the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip for an indefinite period…
Detained Sinai activists remain in limbo
June 3, 2010
Detained Sinai activists remain in limbo
After new amendments to Egypt’s Emergency law that pledged the release of all detainees except those who were being kept…
Google, Microsoft: No law in Egypt on storing user data
June 2, 2010
Google, Microsoft: No law in Egypt on storing user data
Microsoft and Google both say Egypt has no legislation obliging social networks and internet search engines to delete users' data…
Q&A with Hizbullah’s Sheikh Naim Qasim: Israel ‘not ready’ for regional war
June 1, 2010
Q&A with Hizbullah’s Sheikh Naim Qasim: Israel ‘not ready’ for regional war
Sheikh Naim Qasim, vice-general secretary of Lebanese resistance movement Hizbullah, is well known for his composure and wisdom. Despite his…
Thursday’s news: Israeli drills, Brotherhood speaks
May 27, 2010
Thursday’s news: Israeli drills, Brotherhood speaks
Al-Ahram leads with a report on social security. The headline points out the “increase in the amount of underprivileged families…