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Google’s efforts for the Egyptian elections
Life & Style
December 7, 2011
Google’s efforts for the Egyptian elections
Google recently unveiled its new elections page to help empower Egyptians and offer information on the various parties and parliamentary…
Salafi preacher interrupts school dance to preach against singing
Egypt
November 17, 2011
Salafi preacher interrupts school dance to preach against singing
Students at the Nile Academy in Mansoura were surprised when a Salafi preacher interrupted their prom Tuesday to preach against…
Homemade Halloween costumes for kids
Life & Style
October 30, 2011
Homemade Halloween costumes for kids
The Halloween holiday falls on 31 October, and is celebrated each year, worldwide. While, it is not celebrated in Egypt…
Brotherhood and Salafis coordinating again for elections
Egypt
October 23, 2011
Brotherhood and Salafis coordinating again for elections
The Democratic Coalition, which is dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, is coordinating again with Salafi groups…
Minister pledges fair allocation of broadcast time for all parties
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Minister pledges fair allocation of broadcast time for all parties
The Information Ministry is putting together a plan to ensure equal broadcast time for all political parties ahead of the…
What’s left of Egypt’s Left
Egypt
March 26, 2011
What’s left of Egypt’s Left
Gehan Shaaban has come a long way since her youthful days as a radical Trotskyite student. In the early 1990s…
Senior NDP member: Egypt governed by a single-party system
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Senior NDP member: Egypt governed by a single-party system
A senior figure in Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has said the regime rules Egypt with a single-party approach…
‘Tis the season for electoral deals
Opinion
October 16, 2010
‘Tis the season for electoral deals
Electoral deals are agreements made between political parties prior to an election with the aim of winning more votes or…
Sunday’s papers: Thanaweyya amma results, opposition coalition dissolving
Egypt
July 11, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Thanaweyya amma results, opposition coalition dissolving
Thanaweya amma is the Egyptian high school certificate, and an issue of collective consciousness in Egypt that easily makes headlines…
The advent of socialist parties in Egypt
Egypt
October 23, 2009
The advent of socialist parties in Egypt
On 25 March, 1909, Cairo's Azbakeya Park witnessed the first rally of its kind in Egyptian history. Thousands of skilled…