In March 2011, Mohamed, Khaled, Raed and Bashar were among the thousands of Syrian youth who chanted, "Syria wants freedom." They chanted hoping that the winds of the Arab Spring…
Tahrir Square on January 25, 2014 said everything you need to know about what others have said about Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egyptian families descended on the…
Since the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, Defense Minister and Field Marshall Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made various appearances, in which he addressed the nation with…
In just 17 months, Field Marshall Abdel Fattah al-Sisi went from little-known colonel general to a national hero. His journey is that of a career soldier with humble origins,…
Hala Shukrallah was elected the new president of the Dostour party on February 21. The 59-year-old sociologist, a Coptic Christian and the first woman to be elected to head a…
This week, the National Council for Human Rights will release the final report of its fact-finding committee on the dispersal of the Rabea al-Adaweya sit-in that took place on August 14,…
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar last week, making the looming political impasse in the Gulf seem much closer. In a joint statement,…
With presidential elections on the horizon, Egypt’s democratic groups are assessing their options. In a roundtable discussion hosted by Mada Masr, a number of political commentators, party members, academics and…
Police officer Ahmed Mashaly stands at a checkpoint along the Agriculture Road with no helmet or protective vest. He has had no proper training to be in the field, and…
On a Thursday evening, CBC eXtra’s control room seems like something from outer space — it’s in the desert, cold, dark, and full of grainy video feeds and back-lit consoles…
Columnist and screenwriter Belal Fadl came to one of our Thursday breakfasts at Mada Masr. We spoke about the difficulty of taking a stance amid political polarization and the position…
Every Thursday Mada Masr invites someone interesting to the office on the promise of a hearty and fulfilling breakfast prepared by Mada receptionist Osama. It is a ruse that has proved wildly…
A young girl with a long headscarf was sitting on the floor listening to the Friday sermon in the almost-empty women's prayer section of a mosque in the northern neighborhood…
A timeline of the Saint Catherine accident based on testimonies of friends who were involved in the rescue efforts and have been in contact with survivors. Saturday 8 am: Eight…
As the boundaries of the analogue world of network television and print journalism seem to keep tightening, journalists in Egypt are increasingly fleeing to the Internet in search of greater freedoms,…
As 20 Al Jazeera journalists stand trial in the Cairo Criminal Court on charges of belonging to a terrorist organization — arguably the most serious escalation against press freedoms since the…
Abandoned houses destroyed by shellfire, a mosque turned to rubble and burned huts lay among sand dunes, citrus farms and olive groves in the villages of Mehdeyya and Muqataa, a few kilometers…
Towards the end of November, Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim held a press conference “to expose the details of terrorist groups arrested recently by security bodies.” Ibrahim identified a “terrorist…
As all those concerned with Egypt's turbulent political situation hold their breath for Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's much-anticipated presidential bid, there are a few others who believe that there…
Thursday, February 6, 2014, was the first time I experienced a prison visit, an experience shared by thousands of Egyptian families, an experience we know nothing of, nor of…
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