Heba Afify
Final Issue: How poor management destroyed a leading voice
Egypt
April 25, 2013
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
April 19, 2013
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
April 10, 2013
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
April 6, 2013
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
April 4, 2013
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
April 3, 2013
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
March 28, 2013
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
March 28, 2013
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
March 18, 2013
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…