What happened to political TV in Egypt?
In December 2015, Al-Nahar channel aired the last episode of "Akher al-Nahar" (End of the Day) talk show with its presenter Mahmoud Saad, due to pressure from its board to reduce its…
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In December 2015, Al-Nahar channel aired the last episode of "Akher al-Nahar" (End of the Day) talk show with its presenter Mahmoud Saad, due to pressure from its board to reduce its…
Syndicate head Hany Shaker said the musicians are part of a Western conspiracy aiming to spread “chaos and immorality” among young Egyptians.
This is a translation of a statement initially published last night in Arabic by websites Mada Masr, Qoll, Za2ed18 and Zahma.
My festival experience having been limited to the Cairo International Film Festival, of course I was hugely impressed by the level of organization.
If you're interested in great film, accordion music, the Cairo Contemporary Dance Center, photographer Randa Shaath, or artist, musician and writer Hassan Khan, this is going to be a good…
Whether or not you endorse all of Hassan’s choices, particularly his rejection of Egypt, the depth of his self-reflection invokes useful identity-related questions.
This film helps us, especially as people from the Arabic-speaking world, to see the world differently.
The new Parliament, which convened for the first time in January, is reviewing several pieces of legislation that could adversely affect the country’s workforce. With only a handful of labor…
Before accusing him of taking bribes from international bodies, state institutions collaborated with and rewarded journalist Hesham Gaafar.
In less than a year, Egypt’s Ministry of Interior went from outright denial in the face of accusations that it increasingly carries out forced disappearances to addressing the issue in…
Mai Shams El-Din on the mountain of problems accumulated since the 2013 overthrow of Morsi, from annulled elections to students' forced disappearances.
Young citizens have historically been positioned by the state as a priority due to the threat of their large numbers and able bodies.
Cairo Criminal Court ordered a reinvestigation into the deaths of at least 20 hardcore football fans, who were killed in February 2015 outside Cairo’s Air Defense Stadium. The court referred the…
Like many bands that emerged after 2011, these two differ from their predecessors in several ways.
There's also a great round of new arts happenings this week — have a look.
Released last autumn, this entertaining film is still relevant, partly because the lead actor recently filmed himself handing out inflated condoms to unsuspecting cops.
The famous chant of “bread, freedom and social justice” continued to resonate in people’s heads as the 18-day uprising in 2011 drew to an end. Since then, four successive administrations…
Stepping off a small boat as it docks along the Nile, Ahmed Khaled, a 22-year-old fisherman, looks dissatisfied. For the fifth consecutive time in just three weeks, he carefully prepared…
Ayman Helmy explains more about the judicial police powers given to the actors, cinema and musicians syndicates, and suggests what's needed instead.
Criticism of doctors strikes by government figures and television hosts are an attempt to divert public attention away from the real issue, which is a lack of political will to…