1952 revolution
July 23 to be official holiday for banks and stock market: CBE
Business
July 16, 2018
July 23 to be official holiday for banks and stock market: CBE
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced Monday that July 23 is an official holiday for banks and the…
In Search of ‘Oil and Sand’ recreates an old royal home movie
Cinema/TV
January 9, 2013
In Search of ‘Oil and Sand’ recreates an old royal home movie
On a warm summer evening in 1952, Cairo’s aristocracy gathered for a soiree at a palace belonging to King Farouk’s…
Shafiq responds to Morsy’s comments on 1952 revolution
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Shafiq responds to Morsy’s comments on 1952 revolution
Former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq on Monday criticized President Mohamed Morsy’s questioning of the 23 July revolution that overthrew…
Nasserists slam Brotherhood for ignoring 1952 revolution celebrations
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Nasserists slam Brotherhood for ignoring 1952 revolution celebrations
Political figures and Nasserist forces gathered at the tomb of late President Gamal Abdel Nasser on Monday to celebrate…
Monday’s papers: The army, the people and the revolutions
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Monday’s papers: The army, the people and the revolutions
Today is 23 July, the anniversary of the 1952 revolution when a ragtag group of “Free Officers” overthrew the monarchy. Like…
Morsy questions accomplishments of 1952 revolution
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Morsy questions accomplishments of 1952 revolution
As Egypt marked the 60th anniversary of the 23 July 1952 revolution Monday, President Mohamed Morsy suggested that the event…
SCAF: Attacking 1952 revolution is ‘delusional’
Egypt
July 22, 2012
SCAF: Attacking 1952 revolution is ‘delusional’
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said on Facebook Sunday that intentionally smearing and attacking the 1952 revolution is…
Lucid change
Books
June 17, 2012
Lucid change
Books of every genre colored the library of novelist Alaa El Deeb, but what immediately caught my attention as…
Year one of the Egyptian revolution: Some lessons
Opinion
January 22, 2012
Year one of the Egyptian revolution: Some lessons
Revolutions, as students of the French and the Russian ones know full well, require an inflammatory event, something that Vladimir…
Few insights at the Picasso Gallery’s Nasser exhibition
Art news
September 26, 2011
Few insights at the Picasso Gallery’s Nasser exhibition
An exhibition called “Gamal Abdel Nasser … The Dream” opened to much excitement on Sunday night at the Picasso Gallery…