Meet your presidential candidate
Meet your presidential candidate: Mohamed Morsy, the substitute
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Mohamed Morsy, the substitute
Earlier this month, thousands of people rallied in the Mansoura stadium at a campaign event for the Muslim Brotherhood’s last-minute…
Meet your presidential candidate: Hesham al-Bastawisi, the legal fighter
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Hesham al-Bastawisi, the legal fighter
For decades, Hesham al-Bastawisi led the battle for the independence of the judiciary under toppled President Hosni Mubarak. For years,…
Meet your presidential candidate: Khaled Ali, the revolutionary
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Khaled Ali, the revolutionary
At just 40 years old, Khaled Ali Omar is Egypt’s youngest presidential candidate. For well over a decade, the popularity…
Meet your presidential candidate: Omar Suleiman, the phantom
Egypt
April 12, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Omar Suleiman, the phantom
When Omar Suleiman, former spy chief and vice president under ousted President Hosni Mubarak, appeared for 30 seconds on 11…
Meet your presidential candidates: The outsiders
Egypt
March 21, 2012
Meet your presidential candidates: The outsiders
When asked during a televised interview why he had chosen to nominate himself in the upcoming presidential elections, carpenter-turned-politician Ali…
Meet your presidential candidate: Abul Ezz al-Hariry, the rabble rouser
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Abul Ezz al-Hariry, the rabble rouser
Less than a day after Abul Ezz al-Hariry announced his candidacy for president of Egypt he filed a lawsuit calling…
Meet your presidential candidate: Mansour Hassan, the resuscitated
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Mansour Hassan, the resuscitated
For almost three decades, Mansour Hassan, a former stalwart of Anwar Sadat’s regime, remained aloof from the political arena. But today,…
Meet your presidential candidate: Selim al-Awa, the opportunist
Egypt
March 10, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Selim al-Awa, the opportunist
For a man whose political program champions moderate Islam and citizenship, it is unfortunate that Mohamed Selim al-Awa became a…
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
Egypt
March 9, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
Although he was forced to resign as prime minister in the face of raging protests just one year ago because…
Meet your presidential candidate: Hazem Abu Ismail, the rebel
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Hazem Abu Ismail, the rebel
For several years, Hazem Abu Ismail appeared on Salafi satellite channels in traditional Salafi garb — a robe and a…