Ultras
More Ahly fans to join Parliament protest over EFA penalties
Egypt
March 27, 2012
More Ahly fans to join Parliament protest over EFA penalties
Hundreds of hardcore supporters of Egypt's leading football team, Ahly, known as Ultras Ahlawy, marched from Cairo University on their…
Ultras Ahlawy protest ‘light’ penalties for Port Said’s Masry team
Egypt
March 25, 2012
Ultras Ahlawy protest ‘light’ penalties for Port Said’s Masry team
Ultras Ahlawy, a group of hardcore football fans, marched to Parliament Sunday for a sit-in to protest what they called…
Ultras protest to demand quick trial for Port Said violence perpetrators
Egypt
March 15, 2012
Ultras protest to demand quick trial for Port Said violence perpetrators
Hundreds of Ahly football club’s Ultras Ahlawy, Zamalek’s White Nights and a number of supporters of their cause responded on…
Ultras Ahlawy call for march to urge swifter Port Said investigation
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Ultras Ahlawy call for march to urge swifter Port Said investigation
Ultras Ahlawy, a group of hardcore football fans supporting Cairo's leading Ahly club, called for a march Thursday to push…
Fans object to resumption of football tournaments
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Fans object to resumption of football tournaments
Supporters of Egypt’s two biggest football teams, Ahly and Zamalek, object to resuming football competitions, which have been stalled since…
Dozens protest to demand release of April 6 Youth Movement activist
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Dozens protest to demand release of April 6 Youth Movement activist
Dozens of April 6 Youth Movement members and ultras football group members organized a protest Wednesday morning outside the Abdeen…
Parliament review: Facts and follies
Egypt
February 16, 2012
Parliament review: Facts and follies
Continuing to showcase an outright disregard for all things orderly and restrained, parliamentary sessions plowed through the week, with members…
Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
A Parliament-appointed fact-finding panel has blamed Port Said stadium officials and security authorities for violence at a football match on…
Ultras: Heroes, villains or scapegoats?
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Ultras: Heroes, villains or scapegoats?
Even within the context of the past 13 months, the events of Wednesday’s soccer match confound. Port Said’s home team…
Blog: Football meets politics again, but differently
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Blog: Football meets politics again, but differently
I watched endless re-runs of the final moments of the Ahly–Masry game in Port Said in a restaurant, on a…