2012 presidential campaigns
Report accuses Morsy of corruption
Egypt
September 27, 2012
Report accuses Morsy of corruption
A report was referred to the Public Funds Prosecution on Thursday accusing President Mohamed Morsy of profiting from his position…
Negative campaigning rumor mill rampant on voting days
Egypt
June 17, 2012
Negative campaigning rumor mill rampant on voting days
“I can’t vote for the Brotherhood. They will slit my child’s throat in front of me,” said Kamel, a 53-year-old…
In Sharqiya, fierce competition between two hometown boys
Egypt
June 17, 2012
In Sharqiya, fierce competition between two hometown boys
Ali al-Gammal stands outside the gates of the Qotayfet Mubasher polling station in Ahmed Shafiq's home village in the Nile…
As Shafiq ups attacks on Brotherhood, some fear crackdown
Egypt
June 15, 2012
As Shafiq ups attacks on Brotherhood, some fear crackdown
Presidential campaigns are often ugly, divisive affairs with bitter rivals slinging accusations and recriminations, sometimes veering into the territory of…
Shafiq campaign takes pages from the NDP handbook
Egypt
June 15, 2012
Shafiq campaign takes pages from the NDP handbook
When Hosni Mubarak was president, Kamel Ahmed would sit in a furnished garage next to a busy intersection in Cairo’s…
Shafiq hails Supreme Court verdict as start of new era
Egypt
June 14, 2012
Shafiq hails Supreme Court verdict as start of new era
The Supreme Constitutional Court’s (SCC) ruling that the Political Isolation Law is unconstitutional adds to the legitimacy of the electoral…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a Hamdeen Sabbahi political campaigner
Life & Style
May 22, 2012
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a Hamdeen Sabbahi political campaigner
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
In Egypt’s election, Port Said is eyeing the strongman
Egypt
May 22, 2012
In Egypt’s election, Port Said is eyeing the strongman
Port Said — On a cloudy day, 52-year-old taxi driver Sayed Mutayei drives his car down 23 July Street, one…
Pro-Shafiq ad in state paper violates electoral silence
Egypt
May 22, 2012
Pro-Shafiq ad in state paper violates electoral silence
State-owned Al-Gomhurriya newspaper on Tuesday published a full-page advertisement for Ahmed Shafiq’s presidential candidacy paid for by an outside group,…
Morsy stages campaign finale in heart of Cairo
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Morsy stages campaign finale in heart of Cairo
As preliminary results of overseas voting put the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate at the front of the presidential race, the organization…