Al Masry Al Youm
Writer Alaa Al-Aswany begins his article with a story concerning the subway, also known as the metro. Al-Aswany explains that in each metro, there is a cart reserved solely for women, however, this rule is often broken. One time, a (...)
On 30 June, millions of Egyptians took to the streets to withdraw their confidence in Morsy, and demand an end to the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The army responded to the will of the people, toppled Morsy, referred him to trial and announced a (...)
Tareq al-Bishry, a prominent judge and great historian from whose books we have learned Egypt's modern history, also subscribes, at least in theory, to political Islam.
Bishry must be aware that whenever a revolution succeeds in bringing down a (...)
Following the successful 1919 revolution and after the British occupying forces succumbed to the will of the Egyptian people, King Faruq established a committee to draft a new constitution. The committee was appointed rather than elected. (...)
One night in Tahrir Square, during the revolution, I lit a cigarette and threw the empty box on the floor. An old lady came up and warmly greeted me. She identified herself as one of my readers and complemented my writings. I thanked her, but she (...)
I spent the worst days of my life working as a resident doctor in the department of dental surgery at the University of Cairo for a year after graduation. Corruption was rampant in the department as the sons and daughters of wealthy and powerful (...)
