2012 year ender

Labor politics remain a thriving form of contentious politics in Egypt throughout 2012, reinvigorated by a Muslim Brotherhood-led ruling regime…

Despite some disappointments and tragedies, this has been an unusually exciting year for contemporary art in Egypt. Significant independent initiatives…

As the year comes to a a close, winter settles in on our wardrobes, piling over memories of sleeveless tops,…

While I was outside a polling station waiting to bother voters while covering the referendum, a man sidled over to…

  On 23 November, 25-year-old accountant Saad Saeed was found dead after being tortured and beaten to death by police…

Egypt has been confronted this year with numerous calamities that ranged from food security issues and contaminated tap water to…

“The President and the Brotherhood take credit for the most significant achievement the opposition made this year,” says Tamer al-Mihy,…

President Mohamed Morsy has largely picked up where Hosni Mubarak left off in terms of media freedom. A case in…

With so many restaurants reviewed in 2012, it’s hard to pick our favorites, so we’ve decided to cheat! Here are…

One night, a Lebanese friend, a professor who emigrated to France, told me of his longing for his homeland, blaming…