Fatemah Farag
What kind of choice?
Opinion
March 22, 2010
What kind of choice?
What choices does the average Egyptian citizen actually have? To have children? To send those kids to a decent public…
Women: Why we should care
Opinion
March 8, 2010
Women: Why we should care
A young girl and her mother walk from their shanty district in Cairo along a main road. The girl carries…
Hot off the press: Government reshuffle, Gaza, and a wish list for 2010
Egypt
January 4, 2010
Hot off the press: Government reshuffle, Gaza, and a wish list for 2010
Mainstream press led with news of yesterday's cabinet and governorate reshuffle, which saw the appointment of two new ministers and…
Hot off the press
Egypt
December 21, 2009
Hot off the press
State-owned newspapers ran with the obvious: President Hosni Mubarak's visit to the Supreme Court Council on the occasion of the…
When all else fails
Opinion
December 4, 2009
When all else fails
Science is an engine of progress. Perhaps more importantly critical thinking, skepticism and a culture of research and contemplation are…
The ethics of responsibility
Opinion
November 25, 2009
The ethics of responsibility
We are all united. Egypt’s loss to Algeria in the World Cup qualifying match last week precipitated that rare state…
Letter from the Editor
Opinion
November 19, 2009
Letter from the Editor
As Al-Masry Al Youm English Edition on the web moves into Phase II of its development I am happy to…