Three weeks separated the protests against the civil service law and protests staged by police conscripts last week. In both cases, additional protests were cancelled or delayed — the conscripts briefly…
Having swung from anti-colonial to glamorizing before becoming more complicated due to conflict, conscription was used in film to discuss corruption and revolution during the Mubarak era, and became quite…
Egyptian cinema may be criticized for poor effects, overrated acting and commercial tendencies. Yet it does discuss controversial topics in the society it comes from, as art should. One such…
Lutfi fills the space with many subjective experiences and narratives, allowing viewers to situate themselves in her work while bearing witness to representations of her experiences.
Until their conscription status is settled Egyptian men residing abroad cannot renew their passports
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack
Al Jazeera and the Qatari government continue to face rebuke in Egypt following broadcast of a documentary on Armed Forces conscripts.
Walid Hamdy, the spokesperson for the protesting policemen in Sharqiya, announced the end of the sit-in on Monday after the Sharqiya security…
Two security conscripts were injured on Thursday in the Jourah district south of Sheikh Zuwayed in North Sinai. The conscripts were injured in…
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