Dina Bishara

While state employees have historically shied away from street politics, some have begun to engage in protests in front of…

Ahmed Ezz, the National Democratic Party secretary of the organization, was a prominent--albeit controversial--figure in the 2010 People’s Assembly elections.…

It is not clear why commentators in independent and partisan newspapers insist on pointing out the negative features of the…

As the new People’s Assembly prepares to begin operations on Monday, opposition parties and movements continue to contest its constitutional…

As the new People’s Assembly takes effect, Egypt’s opposition faces a series of challenges, including internal divisions and the imperative…

“A new parliament without the outlawed,” reads the headline of an opinion piece by Mohammed Barakat, editor-in-chief of state-run Al-Akhbar.…

The National Democratic Party has won 419 seats out of 504 contested seats in the people’s assembly elections, thereby ensuring…

Five hundred and sixty-six candidates competed for 283 seats in Monday’s run-offs, reports state-run Al-Ahram. The state flagship's front-page coverage…

“A Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group kidnaps Magdi Ashour to prevent him from [participating in Nozha District] run-off [parliamentary] elections,” reads…

"Can the public still say that Egypt’s judges fear God?” asks former head of the Judges Club Mahmoud al-Khudairi in…

After suffering severe losses in the first round of parliamentary elections, Egypt’s opposition parties and movements are condemning electoral violations…

State-run newspapers and National Democratic Party (NDP) officials continue to tout Sunday’s elections as democratic amid reports of fraud and…

“The people’s voice thwarts attempts to undermine the democratic festivities,” reads the headline for state-run Al-Ahram.

“The people choose their representatives today,” reads a front-page headline in state-run Al-Akhbar. Other state-run dailies echo a similarly positive…

Three days before elections day, a series of administrative justice rulings are threatening to gerrymander the electoral map in several…

As parliamentary elections approach, experts agree the Wafd Party is poised to win the largest number of seats within Egypt's…

Several Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary candidates gathered their supporters and organized marches on Monday in an effort to incite security forces,…

“We are not in need of American lessons in democracy or religious freedoms,” writes Ossama Saraya, editor-in-chief of state-run Al-Ahram…

“The outlawed incited chaos and terrorism in Alexandria,” reads a front-page headline in state-run daily Al-Gomhorriya. The headline captures the…

Former US ambassador to Egypt Edward Walker is now the latest US official to call on the Egyptian government to…