“Upper Egypt is marginalized” is the conventional expression used whenever someone tries to explain Upper Egypt's social and political condition. The danger in this expression lies in the quest of the Egyptian state and the political elite to reduce (...)
The agreement concluded between the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and 13 political parties on Saturday has been met with heavy criticism from Egyptian activists and youth coalitions. After the meeting, convened by the generals to (...)
The scenes of violence and street fighting between the police and the Ahli Football Club fan group Ultras Ahlawy outside Cairo Stadium undoubtedly brings into focus the power of riots as a vital tool to continue the revolution and maintain the (...)
Just days after the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's revolutionary forces became locked in a polarizing battle to exert control over the new political sphere. The struggle started to take shape around the constitutional referendum (...)
The counter-revolution is the current hype in the on-going revolution's development. But it is a grave mistake to consider it a big conspiracy against the revolution. Speaking of conspiracies, naming enemies, and discriminating between martyrs is (...)
Ramadan has the distinction of being the month of television dramas. Over the years, these countless productions have been among the most important lenses into a changing Egyptian society. The 2010 Ramadan season has surpassed many viewers' (...)
