Features/Interviews
Tosson families protest land privatization
April 17, 2010
Tosson families protest land privatization
On 13 May 2008 the bulldozers came for the homes in the Tosson neighborhood on the northern tip of Alexandria.…
Mines over matter
April 16, 2010
Mines over matter
Following the triumph of the Allied powers over Erwin Rommel’s Panzer army in 1942, Winston Churchill famously declared, "Before Alamein,…
Empty Beaches
April 15, 2010
Empty Beaches
On the coastline extending between the cities of Taba and Nuweiba, at the far east of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, there…
Local Mercedes sales unaffected by bribe scandal
April 14, 2010
Local Mercedes sales unaffected by bribe scandal
The Mercedes bribery scandal has again made headlines, with auto manufacturer Daimler AG finally reaching a settlement with both the…
Inside the ElBaradei signature drive
April 14, 2010
Inside the ElBaradei signature drive
Abdel Rahman Yusuf faces a unique political challenge: how to mount a Western-style grassroots political action campaign under traditional Arab-style…
US embassy in Cairo drives out the locals
April 14, 2010
US embassy in Cairo drives out the locals
“Let me tell you a joke.” Hesham el-Gabry leans forward, holding a steaming glass of tea between his thumb and…
Married to tradition in Shalateen
April 14, 2010
Married to tradition in Shalateen
The public beach in Shalateen was largely deserted, except for a few local Bedouin men, women and children lying on…
Online sites win journalism firsts at Pulitzers
April 13, 2010
Online sites win journalism firsts at Pulitzers
ProPublica, in an historic first for online journalism, won a coveted Pulitzer Prize on Monday for investigative reporting about controversial…
High council member speaks on minimum wage
April 11, 2010
High council member speaks on minimum wage
The Court of Administrative Justice's recent ruling requiring the government to set a minimum wage for Egypt's workers has raised…
Specter of emergency still looms over Egypt
April 8, 2010
Specter of emergency still looms over Egypt
Next month, Egypt will renew the state of emergency that has been in effect in the country since 1981. Protests…