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Culture Ministry sit-in continues
June 23, 2013
Culture Ministry sit-in continues
Intellectuals and artists continued Sunday their sit-in at the Culture Ministry in Zamalek for a nineteenth day in a row.…
Azhar aims to recover Quran manuscript
June 6, 2013
Azhar aims to recover Quran manuscript
Egypt's Al-Azhar institute said on Thursday that legal measures were underway to recover a Quranic manuscript taken from Cairo in…
This Day in History, 25 May 2005: Mubarak thugs sexually assault journalist Nawal Ali
May 25, 2013
This Day in History, 25 May 2005: Mubarak thugs sexually assault journalist Nawal Ali
On 25 May 2005, the regime of former tyrant Hosni Mubarak committed one of its most notorious crimes when some…
This Day in History, 23 May 1975: Lahkdar-Hamina first Arab award-winner in Cannes
May 23, 2013
This Day in History, 23 May 1975: Lahkdar-Hamina first Arab award-winner in Cannes
In 1975, Algerian director Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina became the first Arab to win an award at the Cannes International Film Festival.…
Heat wave Thursday, warnings against sun exposure
May 22, 2013
Heat wave Thursday, warnings against sun exposure
Meteorologists project the beginning of a heat wave on Thursday, with temperatures expected to rise by eight to nine degrees…
China’s bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion
May 22, 2013
China’s bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion
The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but…
This Day in History, 22 May 1986: Brotherhood leader Omar Telmissany dies
May 22, 2013
This Day in History, 22 May 1986: Brotherhood leader Omar Telmissany dies
Omar Abdel Fattah Abdel Qader Mostafa al-Telmissany (4 November 1904- 22 May 1986) was the Muslim Brotherhood’s third Supreme Guide.…
This Day in History, 21 May 1983: Egyptian poet Amal Donkol dies
May 21, 2013
This Day in History, 21 May 1983: Egyptian poet Amal Donkol dies
Amal Donkol was born in 1940 in Qalaa, a village in the Upper Egyptian province of Qena. Marking a break…
Final Issue: For a new generation of physicists, change was unwelcome
April 25, 2013
Final Issue: For a new generation of physicists, change was unwelcome
This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you…