Features/Interviews
Interview: Former chief medical examiner on Khaled Saeed autopsy
June 30, 2010
Interview: Former chief medical examiner on Khaled Saeed autopsy
Dr. Ayman Fouda has worked in the field of forensic medicine for 40 years and held the position of chief…
Journalists protest state media coverage of Alexandria police killing
June 30, 2010
Journalists protest state media coverage of Alexandria police killing
Around 100 journalists and activists demonstrated on 29 June against state-owned newspapers for their alleged pro-security coverage of the death…
Hamas leader interview: Influence of Egypt Foreign Ministry dwindling
June 28, 2010
Hamas leader interview: Influence of Egypt Foreign Ministry dwindling
Considered one of the most powerful men in Gaza, Mahmoud el-Zahar (“Abu Khaled”), co-founder of Hamas, recently gave an exclusive…
Police brutality in Egypt: The outcome of a missing democracy
June 27, 2010
Police brutality in Egypt: The outcome of a missing democracy
In one of his acts, Egyptian stand-up comedian George Azmy satirically mocks Egyptian culture and lifestyle. With time, he says,…
Q&A: NASA chief says space agency ‘at crossroads’
June 24, 2010
Q&A: NASA chief says space agency ‘at crossroads’
Former astronaut Charles F. Bolden is the first African-American to be appointed director of the National Aeronautics and Space Association…
Egypt’s justice system divided: Lawyers vs judges
June 20, 2010
Egypt’s justice system divided: Lawyers vs judges
The recent imprisonment of two lawyers convicted of assault has given rise to a conflict between Egypt’s two poles of…
Egyptians struggle to enjoy World Cup fever
June 15, 2010
Egyptians struggle to enjoy World Cup fever
It was a grim scene Monday afternoon at the San Sousi coffee shop, tucked away on a Giza side-street. The…
VOX POPS: Who’s to blame for lawyers crisis?
June 14, 2010
VOX POPS: Who’s to blame for lawyers crisis?
With continuing strikes and protests against the five-year prison sentence handed down to two lawyers--Ehab Saei el-Din and Mustafa Fatuh,…
Beneath the galabiya: Intersex operations in Assiut
June 14, 2010
Beneath the galabiya: Intersex operations in Assiut
Assiut--In the realm of sexual taboos in Egypt, the issue of "intersex individuals"--or those born with "ambiguous genitalia"--is certainly somewhere…