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Labor movement delivers more than bread and butter

Labor movement delivers more than bread and butter

A few days ago, 9000 workers at the Naga Hammadi aluminum factory in Upper Egypt staged a protest, demanding that…
Egypt’s Salafis: When my enemy’s foe isn’t my friend

Egypt’s Salafis: When my enemy’s foe isn’t my friend

Alexandria—When Mohamed ElBaradei visited Mansoura earlier this month, he must have taken into consideration that Egypt’s 29-year-old emergency law could…
Education Ministry to reform religious education

Education Ministry to reform religious education

The Ministry of Education is planning reforms to the education system which will include a new subject titled "Ethical Education"…
Camp David through Palestinian eyes

Camp David through Palestinian eyes

On 25 April, as Egyptians celebrated the liberation of the Sinai Peninsula after military struggle, victory and finally a peace…
Lawyers call for ban on ‘1001 Nights’

Lawyers call for ban on ‘1001 Nights’

Members of a group called "Lawyers without Restrictions"  filed a complaint on Wednesday with Egypt's attorney-general demanding a ban on…
‘Alex Al-Youm’ to cover Egypt’s second city

‘Alex Al-Youm’ to cover Egypt’s second city

At a launch party held at the Hilton Green Plaza in Alexandria, participants celebrated the launch of Alexandria Al-Youm, the…
Wafd’s Abdel Nour: In defense of political parties

Wafd’s Abdel Nour: In defense of political parties

Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour certainly gives the appearance of a man at the center of a vital and bustling political…
Death of an alternative

Death of an alternative

Al Badeel’s collapse has left Egypt with one less independent voice and spawned a round bitter finger-pointing. Jano Charbel explores…
A year before the parliamentary elections, signs of labor organization are evident

A year before the parliamentary elections, signs of labor organization are evident

Egyptian political activists often joke that their country has only five organized groups: the state’s civil and military bureaucracy, Sufi…
Hamas leader’s brother “tortured to death” in Egyptian prison

Hamas leader’s brother “tortured to death” in Egyptian prison

Egyptian authorities allegedly tortured to death the brother of a prominent spokesman for Palestinian resistance group Hamas, who had been…
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