In the campus battles between students and security forces that are emblematic of the current political scene in Egypt, academics are taking divergent stances. These positions are arguably affecting the…
A protest law described by human rights groups as highly restrictive was passed on November 24, bracketed by two protests, both quickly and harshly dispersed. The week before, 21 girls…
The Muslim Brotherhood’s electoral bloc has been voted out of its historic stronghold, the Doctors Syndicate. Members of the group have dominated the syndicate’s councils for more than 20 years.…
It may be difficult for people to understand the uncertainty principle, part of quantum mechanics theory in the science of physics. This principle assumes that an electron can be seen,…
As Egypt waits to elect a new parliament, the transitional government appears to be taking advantage of this window of opportunity to rush through new laws with the approval of…
As Egyptians wait for a final date to vote in the referendum on the draft constitution, advocacy and rights groups have time to take stock of the gains and losses…
A photo of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser is one of a few decorations in the office of Mahmoud Sayem, the director of the Spinning and Weaving Syndicate. Above…
Each day Lobna Youssef Mohamed leaves home, hoping she will get to wave at her daughter through a small window. But even if she does get a glimpse, she can…
Since the start of the academic year, university campuses have become the new battleground between the military-backed government and the deposed Muslim Brotherhood, but increasing police brutality has shifted the…
A 15-year-old high school student has been arrested and is being held in administrative detention, accused of "owning a ruler with the Rabea al-Adaweya slogan." The Kafr al-Sheikh student was…
By Saturday evening, the 50-member committee tasked with amending the constitution, finalized voting on 138 articles of the draft. The articles covered during Saturday's voting session include the…
In June 2009, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev signed a 300-page document detailing a 10-year strategic partnership. Yet when Russian Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs…
Thousands of former President Mohamed Morsi's supporters were marching through the streets of Heliopolis when a group of young girls started singing the popular Ultras chant against the police and shooting…
It was the usual story: A group of men “discovered” by the police engaging in “acts of perversion,” rounded up and arrested. On this occasion, the 10 defendants were alleged to…
The 50-member committee tasked with writing the constitution released on Friday a draft of its amendments of the 2012 constitution, dated November 21. Mada Masr embarked on a process of…
After covering former President Hosni Mubarak's “trial of the century” in 2011, local media are now reporting on a second ousted president behind bars. This time around, it seems that…
In a narrow street in the downtown neighborhood of Abdeen, a crowd of 200 gathered on Monday under a house marked with a big red and yellow banner hanging from…
Those looking to view coverage from a critical and professional talk show presenter on Egyptian television had a few choices just a few months ago. There were few who dared…
As the deadline marking the end of the 50-member committee’s work on amending the 2012 constitution approaches, newspaper headlines have been occupied with objections from various state institutions regarding their…
Most coverage of Egypt’s constitutional redrafting has centered on the issues making their way into the amendments that the body will eventually draft, rather than process itself. The document’s quality…
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