Features/Interviews

Egypt’s wild pig chase

Egypt’s wild pig chase

Twenty-first century TV viewers expect news coverage to be dramatic and powerful, irrespective of the day’s actual events. News producers…
The Freedom of Exile: Arab and Muslim TV abroad

The Freedom of Exile: Arab and Muslim TV abroad

Ten years ago only a handful of channels catered to Arabs and Muslims in the U.S and Europe. These would…
Nour: Military must stay out of politics

Nour: Military must stay out of politics

Ayman Nour has been always a controversial figure in Egyptian politics. Although he is almost unknown to the majority of…
Al Jazeera English battles for Canadian airtime

Al Jazeera English battles for Canadian airtime

In the hopes of changing its negative reputation in the west, Al Jazeera English has engaged itself in an aggressive…
Fayoumi: A working class hero

Fayoumi: A working class hero

On the morning of January 30 in 2007, two buses arrived from Mahalla to Cairo's Shoubra district, parking a block…
ART sells broadcast rights for Egypt-Algeria match in Sudan

ART sells broadcast rights for Egypt-Algeria match in Sudan

The ART satellite television network announced that it had obtained concession rights from the International Football Federation (FIFA) to broadcast…
Algerian press savages Egypt in wake of grudge match

Algerian press savages Egypt in wake of grudge match

The Algerian press has played a major role in inciting Algerians against expatriate Egyptians resident in Algeria. Many local newspapers…
Al Manar: A light that refuses to go out

Al Manar: A light that refuses to go out

Where on television can you find presenters wearing the niqab and a wide selection of propaganda videos? Lebanon’s Al Manar…
Facebook mania

Facebook mania

As of November, the number of Egyptians using Facebook is estimated at just under 1.9 million, a figure that seems…
The Bek and the fellah

The Bek and the fellah

At the National Democratic Party’s annual congress and in the meetings that followed, Gamal Mubarak worked hard to portray himself…
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