revolution
‘Revolutions everywhere’: Egypt’s novelists shift the red lines
Books
March 31, 2011
‘Revolutions everywhere’: Egypt’s novelists shift the red lines
The red lines that box in Egypt’s literary scene have both lightened and darkened under the 30-year Mubarak regime. Space…
‘Freedom Painters’ bring new life to Nasr City walls
Art news
March 30, 2011
‘Freedom Painters’ bring new life to Nasr City walls
This time last year, Hajj Sueilam would sit in his Nasr City cigarette kiosk and look out at a low…
The khawaga’s lament
Opinion
March 30, 2011
The khawaga’s lament
As Al-Masry Al-Youm’s only non-Egyptian regular columnist, I have the painful but necessary task to highlight how foreigners residing in…
Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer
Archaeology
March 27, 2011
Celebrating Sayyed Darwish: Egypt’s revolutionary singer
Alexandria--“That’s a major success,” said poet Hamdy Zidan, describing the large audience who came to the ceremony commemorating the 129th…
Egypt’s PM heads to Sudan to discuss bilateral cooperation
Egypt
March 27, 2011
Egypt’s PM heads to Sudan to discuss bilateral cooperation
Leading a ministerial delegation in his first post-revolution visit outside the country, caretaker Prime Minister Essam Sharaf headed to Sudan…
Official reveals more artifacts looted during revolution
Egypt
March 24, 2011
Official reveals more artifacts looted during revolution
Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, an official from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said on Thursday that around 800 artifacts from the…
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
Archaeology
March 22, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
Although the Egyptian revolution has been full of highlights, the human shield that pro-democracy protesters formed spontaneously to protect the…
Families of revolution’s victims demand faster trial for Al-Adly
Egypt
March 21, 2011
Families of revolution’s victims demand faster trial for Al-Adly
Scores of families of demonstrators killed or detained during Egypt's 25 January Revolution staged a protest on Monday before the…
US Ambassador: Referendum turnout big step towards revolution demands
Egypt
March 20, 2011
US Ambassador: Referendum turnout big step towards revolution demands
The voter turnout for Egypt's referendum on a package of proposed constitutional amendments was unprecedented and an important step towards…
Port Said activists lead by example
Egypt
March 18, 2011
Port Said activists lead by example
Port Said--As tension, sectarian strife, and disagreements about the pending referendum disrupt the unified spirit that marked Egypt’s revolution, in…