Features/Interviews
Sufi sheikh speaks out on zikr ban
May 4, 2010
Sufi sheikh speaks out on zikr ban
A recent ban on Sufi zikr, or remembrance ceremonies, from the Ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) made headlines recently when…
The internal affairs of the Sufi Council
May 4, 2010
The internal affairs of the Sufi Council
Conflict has disturbed the serenity of the Supreme Sufi Council during the last few months due to a dispute over…
17 global figures named ‘predators of press freedom’
May 4, 2010
17 global figures named ‘predators of press freedom’
The international free press watchdog Reporters Without Borders marked World Press Freedom Day yesterday by publishing a list of 40…
Al-Masry Al-Youm writer receives Arab press award
May 4, 2010
Al-Masry Al-Youm writer receives Arab press award
Dr. Khaled Montaser, a physician and journalist who writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm, received yesterday Bahrain's Free Press Award--the first year…
As Gulf economies decline, Egyptian migrants suffer
May 3, 2010
As Gulf economies decline, Egyptian migrants suffer
Sayyed Mohamed returned to his village in Assiut three months ago in search of a new beginning. After spending most…
Expats in US vote in mock Egypt election
May 2, 2010
Expats in US vote in mock Egypt election
Washington DC--On May Day, Egyptians in America voted for the first time ever in a free and fair electoral process…
Egypt prepares for U-20 World Cup
May 2, 2010
Egypt prepares for U-20 World Cup
The Americans are coming. So are the Germans, the English, and the Brazilians. It is not a war or a…
Egyptian, Algerian hackers duke it out over football
May 2, 2010
Egyptian, Algerian hackers duke it out over football
Egyptian and Algerian Internet aficionados are fighting an online war, going back and forth in disrupting a number of each…
Egypt’s labor movement: 4 years in review
May 2, 2010
Egypt’s labor movement: 4 years in review
Kareem el-Beheiry was 20 years old when he first took part in a labor strike in December 2006."I didn't know…
Iranian photojournalist exile looking home
May 2, 2010
Iranian photojournalist exile looking home
Manoocher Deghati is an award winning photojournalist who has witnessed much of the world’s strife over his three decades of…