Heba Afify

Final Issue: How poor management destroyed a leading voice
Egypt

Final Issue: How poor management destroyed a leading voice

This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer…
Mubarak’s trial slips out of public consciousness
Egypt

Mubarak’s trial slips out of public consciousness

Olfat Mohamed, whose son Islam Abdel Wahab was killed at Sayeda Zeinab Police Station on 28 January 2011, was devastated…
Amid security failures and prejudice, small sparks can set sectarian violence alight
Egypt

Amid security failures and prejudice, small sparks can set sectarian violence alight

A group of men gathered Monday in the middle of a street in Khosous, a town in the Delta governorate…
Update: April 6 protests hit Delta
Egypt

Update: April 6 protests hit Delta

8:00 pm:  In the Nile Delta, Gharbiya, Beheira and Sharqiya Governorates witnessed several marches Saturday against President Mohamed Morsy and…
Thursday’s papers: Some are luckier than others
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Some are luckier than others

Al-Ahram newspaper declares that both Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah and Prime minister Hesham Qandil will remain in office. Both have…
Analysts argue silencing of free voices detrimental to regime
Egypt

Analysts argue silencing of free voices detrimental to regime

The regime’s attempts to silence local satirist Bassem Youssef, often described as the Egyptian Jon Stewart, landed President Mohamed Morsy…
Charges against Abdel Fatah, activists are politically motivated: Lawyers
Egypt

Charges against Abdel Fatah, activists are politically motivated: Lawyers

  Opposition activist Alaa Abdel Fatah received notice on Thursday that he would stand trial along with his sister —…
Thursday’s papers: the judiciary and the presidency back in the ring
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: the judiciary and the presidency back in the ring

Thursday’s papers point to a new episode in the long-standing power struggle between the presidency and the judiciary, which had…
Monday’s papers: Trouble in Moqattam
Egypt

Monday’s papers: Trouble in Moqattam

As clashes that started Saturday between protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in front of the Brotherhood’s main headquarters in Moqattam…
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