Entries from Byline Portal tagged with 'Egypt'
In Egypt, Religious Violence Casts Pall Over Easter
by Shahira Amin, RIA Novosti, Russia - Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter on May 5, and crowds thronged the streets near the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo’s Abbassiya district. Traditionally, Easter is a time of celebration and joy here, as Coptic...
Imprisoned, Tortured, Killed: Human Trafficking Thrives on Sinai Peninsula
by Nicola Abé in North Sinai, Der Spiegel, Germany - The Sinai Peninsula has become a prison and grave for thousands of African refugees. They are kidnapped, imprisoned and tortured to death even after their families have paid hefty ransoms....
Rallies Mark Egypt Anniversary
by Rawya Rageh, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Opposition head to streets in anti-government demonstrations to mark second anniversary of 2011 revolution....
Rights Groups Warn of Rising Violence against Egyptian Women
by Elizabeth Arrott, RFE, Czech Republic - Nearly two years after Egypt's revolution promised a more representative future, the rights of Egyptian women remain tentative. Rights groups say violence against women is on the rise, and they want the government...
To Hell with the Dictatorship of the Majority
by Hanin Ghaddar, Now, Lebanon - Do we really think that we have achieved democracy by toppling some dictators here and there? I realized that moment that we still have a long way to go before we understand the real...
Rooting Change in Egypt’s Constitution
by Jaclyn L. Neo, Daily Star, Lebanon - Disagreements focus on issues such as the place of Shariah, gender equality, and the protection of minorities. But all of this obscures the core of the revolution that the constitution should be...
The Purpose of U.S. Aid to Egypt Needs Re-Examining
by Thalia Beaty, Daily Star, Lebanon - o see U.S. foreign aid as a faucet that should turn on and off when the Egyptian government steps out of line with U.S. policy is fundamentally incorrect both in terms of how...
Fighting Egypt's Sexual Harassment Epidemic, One Step at a Time
by Dallia Moniem, Africa Review, Kenya - It has already been labelled as an "epidemic" by rights groups, but it seems in post-revolution Egypt sexual harassment has become worse rather than better....
Egypt Fans the Flames
by Jytte Klausen, Foreign Affairs, USA - Why Morsi exploited the Muhammad film -- and why that was a bad move....
Innocence of Protesters, Not Killers or Provocateurs
by Merve Busra Özturk, Today's Zaman, Turkey - Either the Western countries will think that the dictators ousted by the Arab Spring have been replaced by pro-Shariah powers that must be stopped immediately, or the provocative act in Libya and...
Was the Revolution Lost in Tunisia and Egypt?
by Jane Dutton, Al Jazeera, Qatar - As state censorship threatens freedom of expression, we ask if new leaders have adopted the old practices of oppression....
In the Face of Censorship, #SudanRevolts Goes Social
by Eszter Farkas, European Media Centre, The Netherlands - Serious North Africa news junkies are likely aware of growing demands for regime change in Sudan. Protests have spread outward from the capital Khartoum over the past few weeks. Hundreds of...
Justice Remains Elusive for Victims of Egypt’s ‘Virginity Testing’
by Karen Gardiner Dion, Women Under Siege, USA - “We didn’t want them to say we had sexually assaulted or raped them, so we wanted to prove that they weren’t virgins in the first place,” Etman said. “The girls who...
A Step towards Democracy in Egypt?
by Sarah Mousa, Al Jazeera, Qatar - While the presidential election may not be held in perfect conditions, the poll was unthinkable just over a year ago....
Hurdles before the Race
by Dina Ezzat, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Only days to the nomination closing date, the odds for the presidential hopefuls favour no one....
Foreign Funding under Fire
by Naila Hamdy, Al Ahram, Egypt - Xenophobia and prejudice have thrived on the latest allegations of foreign conspiracies, parroted by a subservient media....
Listening to Egyptian Women's Voices
by Rasha Dewedar, Common Ground, USA - In the wake of the Egyptian revolution, Egyptian women candidly discuss challenges the they face, the need for more political awareness and recommendations for what can be done to encourage change....
Egypt's 'Naked Blogger' Calls On Men To Wear Hijab
by Kristin Deasy, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - An Egyptian blogger who sparked controversy last week by posting a photo of herself naked online has also launched a campaign calling on men to don the Islamic headscarf....
Violence on Tahrir Square
by Ann Wright, Common Dreams, USA - Thousands of Egyptians perform Friday prayers during a rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. Tens of thousands of protesters chanting, "Leave, leave!" are rapidly filling up Cairo's Tahrir...
Egyptians Tread a Dangerous Path
by Linda Heard, Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Moderates should not allow their voices to be drowned out by extremists....
Egypt: Elections, or No Elections -- That Is the Question
by Mona Anis, Al Ahram, Egypt - Egyptian political forces go to the polls in a fortnight's time as polarised and divided as they have ever been....
Church Fire Fires up Copts
by Reem Leila, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Dozens of angry Copts protested in front of the National Radio and Television building against the torching of the Marinab Church....
Fighting a Gender Revolution
by Ingrid Wassmann, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Has the revolution had any effect on addressing or enhancing the rights of women in the New Egypt, and is there a readiness to accept gender empowerment and equality for its female citizens? Will...
Art or Vandalism?
by Yasmine El Rashidi, Index on Censorship, UK - In post-revolution Egypt, street art has become one of the symbols of ongoing resistance....
Middle East Reigns in New Era with Mubarak Trial
by Ulrike Putz, Der Spiegel, Germany - The trial of Mubarak is an historic event that should serve as a warning to the autocratic rulers in Egypt's neighboring countries. Mubarak is the first Arab leader to stand trial in person...
Sharia and Egypt’s Constitution: an Iraqi Blueprint
by Ayelet Banai, Open Democracy, UK - The constitutional debates that took place in the run-up to the formation of the current Iraqi constitution provide a blueprint for the questions Islamic parties must address if they are to be insiders...
Cairo’s Crusader for Freedom
by Hilary Leila Krieger, Jerusalem Post, Israel - Egyptian social scientist Saad Eddin Ibrahim isn’t daunted. He is determined to ensure democracy gains a foothold in his country....
New Egypt Should Reflect Tahrir Spirit
by Linda Heard, Arab News, Saudi Arabia - People know that swapping democracy for theocracy could ignite a civil war to the detriment of all....
Israel's Blockade of Gaza Is Cracking
by Noura Erakat, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Sealing coastal territory undermines past diplomacy - and siege is likely to be broken by post-revolution Egypt....
Back to African Roots
by Doaa El-Bey, Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt - Popular diplomacy managed to close gaps in Egypt's relationship with Ethiopia over the Nile. In its visit to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a 48- member delegation succeeded in thawing frozen Egyptian-Ethiopian relations...
One for the Wall
by Rania Khallaf, Al-Ahram, Egypt - A number of young artists and fine arts students in Alexandria have been painting other mini-murals on the walls along the sea front. Their drawings depict the joy Egyptians felt after they overcame the...
Egypt's Copts Vie for Bigger Role
by Rawya Rageh, Al Jazeera, Qatar - As Egypt tries to forge a new political future, Coptic Christians aim to move out of the political shadows....
Women Press For A Voice In The New Egypt
by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR, USA - For the first time in Egyptian history, a woman is running for president. Buthayna Kamel's candidacy in elections expected later this year is the result of the youth uprising that ousted former President...
Egypt: New Faces, but...
by Doaa El-Bey, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Official attempts to change the face of the state media fail to meet the demands of many staff members....
When Elephants Fight…
by Hajrah Mumtaz, Dawn, Pakistan - As Egyptians grapple with the new possibilities and horizons that victory at Tahrir Square brought, the professional future of a number of newspersons, both print and electronic, is in a state of flux....
Shirin Ebadi: Who Defines Islam?
by Deniz Kandiyoti, openDemocracy, UK - "Egyptian women are lucky in one way. They have witnessed the predicament of Iranian women and seen how the Islamic state has hijacked the Iranian revolution, changed the laws and reversed women’s gains. My...
Contentious Egypt Referendum Over, So What Next?
by Dina Samak, Ahram Online, Egypt - Initial results show Egyptians voting "yes" to a referendum on constitutional amendments, but only to find themselves facing a new dilemma about the transitional period leading up to elections...
From Tahrir Square to My Kitchen
by Hania Sholkamy, 50.50, UK - The Egyptian protests have discredited formal politics and have implications for women’s political empowerment. There are no avenues to women’s political empowerment that do not traverse the landscape of politics as a whole....
Will Pakistan Follow Egypt?
by Zubeida Mustafa, Dawn, Pakistan - The question above is agitating many minds today. If we believe in the domino effect, other states should follow suit. Egypt came after Tunisia and now there are rumblings in other parts of the...
Israel Peace Treaty Will Likely Be Revised
by Felice Friedson, Jerusalem Post, Israel - The Egypt Daily News editor on Egyptian role in peace process, controlling Gaza border, future of Israel-Egypt relations....
Desert Despots Feeling the Heat
by Marie Colvin and Matthew Campbell, The Australian, Australia - Residents of Benghazi, Libya's rebellious second city, are reported to be in fear of further bloody reprisals for daring to challenge the 42-year-old regime of Muammar Gadaffi. Already at least...
From Cairo to Madison: Hope and Solidarity are Alive
by Medea Benjamin, Common Dreams, USA - Solidarity is, indeed, a beautiful thing. It is a way we show our oneness with all of humanity; it is a way to reaffirm our own humanity....
Ankara - A Role Model for Tunis and Cairo?
by Assia Shihab & Cenk Baklan, France 24, France - Turkey is a largely Muslim country run by a government with Islamist roots. Yet it is secular, pro-Western and has pinned its hopes on joining the EU. Can Ankara be...
Egypt Women Clash Over Sharia Law After Tahrir Shows Equality
by Caroline Alexander and Mariam Fam, Bloomberg, UK - Fatma Emam’s mother accused her of wanting to be a man and threatened to disown her if the 28-year- old joined the protests in Tahrir Square. She went anyway....
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Its Agenda
by Cecily Hilleary, Voice of America, USA - The Society of Muslim Brothers is Egypt’s largest and most well-organized group. Its activities are divided between social services, political advocacy and religious reform. The Society is admired by some, feared by...
Sudan's Ex-Revolutionaries Warn Egypt to Be Wary
by Opheera McDoom, Reuters, UK - Egypt's protesters should take care that the army and the political parties do not hijack their successful overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and they should not rush to the polls, leaders of Sudan's intifada of...
Rising Food Prices and the Egyptian Tinderbox: How Banks and Investors Are Starving the Third World
by Ellen Brown, Global Research, Canada - Underlying the sudden, volatile uprising in Egypt and Tunisia is a growing global crisis sparked by soaring food prices and unemployment....
Musings on Egypt, Freedom
by Kate Troll, Juneau Empire, USA - Does freedom mean I have the right to pass on my health care costs to others because I’ve decided to use the emergency room as my doctor’s office? If I can’t buy an...
The Muslim Brotherhood After Mubarak
by Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, Foreign Affairs, USA - Portraying the Muslim Brotherhood as eager and able to seize power and impose its version of sharia on an unwilling citizenry is a caricature that exaggerates certain features of the Brotherhood and...
The Battle for Egypt
by Anjali Kamat, The Hindu, India - Vicious battles rage between thugs unleashed by the government and pro-democracy activists....
Their Own Private Egypt: Could Azerbaijan Or Central Asia Be Next?
by Farangis Najibullah, Daisy Sindelar, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - In countries like Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, people are now looking at their own autocratic leaders -- most already in power for decades -- and wondering if they might...
US Chickens Come Home to Roost in Egypt
by Marjorie Cohn, Media With Conscience, Canada - “The largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid after Israel,” Mayer writes, “Egypt was a key strategic ally, and its secret police force, the Mukhabarat, had a reputation for brutality.”...
Clueless in Washington
by Caroline B. Glick, Jerusalem Post, Israel - Does the US fail to understand what will happen to its strategic interests in the region if the Muslim Brotherhood is the power behind the throne of the next regime?...
Nawal El Saadawi: "Women and Girls Are Beside Boys in the Streets"
by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, USA - "We are calling for justice, freedom and equality, and real democracy and a new constitution, no discrimination between men and women, no discrimination between Muslims and Christians, to change the system... and to...
Will Egypt's Protests Go the Way of Tunisia's Revolution?
by Mona Eltahawy, Washington Post, USA - Watching Tunisians make possible what Arabs have always been told was impossible burned away the apathy that bound Egyptians - and revealed decades' worth of smoldering rage....
Egypt Opposition Hopes for Mass Protests but Brotherhood Response Lukewarm
by Mona Salem, AFP, France - Egyptian opposition groups have launched a nationwide call for protests Tuesday, in the hope that Tunisia’s popular uprising will embolden crowds to take to the streets in support of economic and political reforms....
Mideast Women Log On, Speak Out
by Mona Eltahawy, Toronto Star, Canada - HarassMap not only offers women a way to take action — send a text message, write a tweet — in the face of a situation of paralyzing violation, it replies with information about...
Banning the Cutting up
by Reem Leila, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Egypt signed an appeal to be presented to the UN to ban female genital mutilation worldwide....
Me and the Feminists
by Mona Eltahawy, Jerusalem Post, Israel - Why is another culture’s conservatism always so much more attractive?...
Sudan at the Centre
by Doaa El-Bey, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Egypt is continuing to try to calm down the situation in Sudan and help the two ruling parties resolve the issues obstructing the smooth holding of a self-determination referendum in southern Sudan....
Taboo and Rape in Egypt
by Mona Eltahawy, Jerusalem Post, Israel - Reporting rape anywhere is difficult but in Egypt’s conservative culture, women keep quiet rather than risk arousing blame or humiliation....
Thirsty Egypt Clings Tight To The Nile
by Gwen Thompkins, NPR, USA - The Nile River and Egypt have nearly always belonged in the same breath. For as long as anyone can remember, Egypt has dominated the basin from its position at the end of the line.But...
The Clock is Ticking
by Sherine Nasr, Al-Ahram, Egypt - While Egypt has attained progress on various Millennium Development Goals, it still faces challenges in the areas of poverty eradication, hunger and gender equality. Egypt is facing a serious challenge realising the MDGs related...
Waiting for the Brothers
by Amira Howeidy, Al-Ahram, Egypt - The Muslim Brotherhood may be readying itself to contest November's parliamentary elections but it has yet to announce its intentions....
Egyptian Politics Take Nasty Turn
by Yolande Knell, Africa Review, Kenya - One of Egypt's leading opposition figures Mohamed ElBaradei, once joked with me that he was like Teflon, easily able to resist any jibes or criticism thrown at him.But in recent days, he...
Salvaging Sudan?
by Gamal Nkrumah, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Khartoum's refusal to placate the southern Sudanese by separating the state from religion has strengthened the hand of separatist forces in the run-up to next year's referendum....
The Reality of Egypt, a View from the Opposite Sex
by Sanna Negus, Daily Star, Lebanon - Harassment is a nuisance and sometimes a danger to all women in Cairo, and I am constantly impressed with the Egyptian women working to put an end to it....
Cairo and Khartoum Challenged
by Reem Leila, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Tension over the sharing of River Nile waters is rising. The 18th meeting of the Nile Council of Ministries took place recently. Ethiopia's push for the the new Nile Framework Agreement(signed by 5...
A World of Promise
by Doaa El-Bey, Al-Ahram, Egypt - While Egypt pledges to improve its human rights record in Geneva, NGOs remain skeptical....
Mommy Dearest
by Sarah Mishkin, Egypt Today, Egypt - Egypt has been lauded for pronounced drop in maternal mortality. One reason why maternal mortality has been comparatively easy for Egypt to tackle is because it’s a “safe” issue, according to Dr....
Nile Treaty Signing Sends Wave of Alarm Across Egypt
by Manal Agrama, East African, Kenya - The signing of the treaty by upper Nile states has caused alarm across the Middle East country....
Egypt's Longest Summer
by Dina Ezzat, Al-Ahram, Egypt - There are many harsh political battles ahead. Rising tension between the National Democratic Party and the Muslim Brotherhood and uncertainty over who will be President could lead to a very interesting summer....
Turning Tide for Egypt as Arab League Head?
by Rachelle Kliger, Jerusalem Post, Israel - As the term of Arab League chief Amr Mousa draws to an end, there is now speculation over who will replace him, and renewed hopes that the organization will perhaps revamp itself...
Egypt's Steel Wall
by Amira Howeidy, Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt - The controversial "steel wall" Egypt is building along its border with Gaza was brought to public attention this week after almost disappearing from the news. In a courtroom packed with media representatives...
Nawal El Saadawi: Egypt's Radical Feminist
by Homa Khaleeli, The Guardian, UK - Writer Nawal El Saadawi has braved prison, exile and death threats in her fight against female oppression. And she isn't about to give up now...
The Untold Story of Women's Rights in Egypt
by Rasha Dewedar, Daily Star, Lebanon - In a report published last month on violent crimes committed against women in 2009, Karam Saber Ibrahim spoke of a belief that some Egyptians continue to hold, that “women are fundamentally lacking …...
Political Stirrings in Egypt, a Land of Little Change
by Janine Zacharia, Washington Post, USA - "Change" is not a word often associated with Egypt.And yet, for the first time in nearly three decades, there is real uncertainty over whether Mubarak, now 81 and ailing, will seek reelection....
Women on the Bench
by Reem Leila, Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt - The Supreme Constitutional Court has ruled that there are no impediments to women sitting as judges on the State Council...
A Single Woman in Cairo: The New Challenge
by Mariya Petkova, Daily News Egypt, Egypt - “An unmarried woman can’t find an apartment alone. She has to live with her family. They would be afraid for her.”...
Egypt Islamist Arrests Highlights Militancy Fears
by Marwa Awad, Reuters, UK - Egypt has been rounding up youths accused of links to Islamist groups over the past months, reflecting a growing suspicion that militant ideologies are wooing recruits to carry out sporadic attacks....
Egypt's Sectarian Shame
by Nesrine Malik, Guardian, UK - The Egyptian government can no longer turn a blind eye to tensions between Muslims and Coptic Christians....
Hijab, Niqab, Hair: Egyptian Women Choose Their Covering
by Elizabeth Arrott, VOA, USA - Egypt has long valued its role as one of the more tolerant of the predominantly Muslim nations....
Up in E-Smoke?
by Dena Rashed, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Can electronic cigarettes or medication help smokers quit smoking?...
Violence at Egypt Border Points to Migration Shifts
by Cynthia Johnston, Reuters, UK - Egypt has stepped up shootings of African migrants trying to slip across its border into Israel in a sign that shifts in migration elsewhere in Africa may be pushing more migrants to brave the...
Bloodbath in Court
by Doaa El-Bey, Al Ahram, Egypt - The murder of Marwa El-Sherbini underlines the urgent need to combat European racism....
Mubarak-Obama Summit: Some Give, Some Take
by Dina Ezzat, Al-Ahram, Egypt - The upcoming Mubarak-Obama summit offers opportunity to renew and recast Egyptian-US relations....
Children of the Naksa, Children of Camp David
by Mona Eltahawy, Mona Eltahawy, USA - To mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty in Washington, DC on March 26, 1979, the Middle East Institute commissioned essays for its project “Legacy of Camp David,...
What Do Women Want?
by Shereen Moussad, Al-Ahram, Egypt - Do the present campaigns for women's rights really reflect what the majority of Egyptian women want?...
Start Now
by Amira El-Noshokaty, Al-Ahram, Egypt - La faqr aims to coordinate Egyptian non-profit organisations' efforts to combat poverty by creating a unified online database that includes case studies of underprivileged people who have come to the rescue, a standard definition...
Anger over Egypt's Gaza Policy Still Playing Out on Streets of Beirut
by Mariam Saab, Daily Star, Lebanon - Critics of Egypt's stance on Israel's offensive in Gaza rallied near the Egyptian Embassy in Beirut on Tuesday to burn a huge Israeli flag. Egypt has been heavily criticized over its refusal to...
Illiteracy Eradication Programs Struggle with the Numbers
by Safaa Abdoun, Daily News, Egypt - Amid the noisy, crowded streets and bustling activity in the Cairene squatter settlement of Mansheyat Nasser, in the basement of an unpainted building, 25 women have decided to change their destinies. They came...
Pirates Hurting Egypt through the Suez
by Tamsin Carlisle, The National, United Arab Emirates - Egypt’s 82 million people have enough economic worries without Somali pirates cutting into the government’s revenues....
Muslim Woman Defies Male Dominance
by Farah El Alfy, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Amal Soliman, a 32-year-old Egyptian woman, has endured intimidation and ridicule in the year since she applied for a job as the Muslim world's first mazouna, or female marriage registrar, but she...
Media Zeros in on Violence in Schools Following Child's Death
by Safaa Abdoun, Daily News Egypt, Egypt - In theory, corporal punishment and overall violence in schools is illegal in accordance with a decree issued by the Ministry of Education in the 1990s. But since this decree isn’t enforced, the...
To Come Together
by Dina Ezzat, Al-Ahram, Egypt - For Cairo, Palestinian reconciliation is taking priority over Palestinian-Israeli negotiations -- at least for now....
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