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Articles of the author Dalia Ziada
Where is Egypt's transition heading?
On the first day of the holy month of Ramadan and the last day of my advocacy trip to Washington for the liberal democratic transformation in Egypt, the news about the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) involvement in forcing protesters to (...)

14 - 08 - 2011
Why Egypt will never be an Islamic state
The talk about the increasing popularity of the Muslim Brotherhood among protesters is very true. It is not government propaganda. The politically motivated religious group, which is officially banned by the Egyptian regime, did not participate in (...)

09 - 02 - 2011
Mubarak's strategy not to get out of Egypt
CAIRO: It is Friday night. Today was the 11th day of the biggest upheaval Egypt has ever witnessed in its modern history. It was labeled the “Day of Departure” meaning that this is the day when the large crowds of millions of Egyptian should have (...)

05 - 02 - 2011
The pleasant massacre of sheep in Egypt
It is soon to be Eid el-Adha again! Kids wearing new clothes, adults conducting Eid prayers as soon as the sun rises, and relatives, neighbors and friends exchange Eid salutes and congratulations with much happiness and excitement. Yet, the most (...)

20 - 10 - 2010
Egypt's civil movement under security force’s cruelty!
CAIRO: The historical presidential election aftermath in Iran, last year, which marked a nationwide protest against the theological regime of Islamist clerics was an inspiration to the young nonviolent activists all over the Middle East and the (...)

15 - 04 - 2010
April 6 demonstration exposes the weak-points of Egyptian opposition elite
Protests have become a daily scene in the Egyptian street that they do not make international news headlines anymore. The demonstration launched by young activists in Tahrir Square, downtown Cairo, on Tuesday, to celebrate the second anniversary of (...)

07 - 04 - 2010
ElBaradei: Egypt's dream or illusion
For the last few couple of weeks, everybody in Egypt, either interested in politics or not, is talking about and expecting ElBaradei’s arrival to Cairo on Friday, February 19th. Mohamed Elbaradei, the former Director General of the International (...)

19 - 02 - 2010
The Nag Hammadi story: arresting citizenship
Last Friday, January 15th, was “negatively” a special one for Egyptian blogsphere and civil society. But who says that the whole month of January and probably the whole year is not! By the end of the first week of January, Egyptian Christians (...)

17 - 01 - 2010
Egypt: Three police officers tried for torturing young man
CAIRO: Cairo's El Nadim Center for Psychological Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence called upon anti-torture human rights organizations and activists to support Shady Maged Saad Zaghloul and his wife against the three police (...)

14 - 01 - 2010
Drop the knife: Stop FGM
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) usually involves the removal of the clitoris and other parts of female genitalia. It is considered by many people in Egypt as a necessary practice that tames a girl's sexual desires and maintains her honor. (...)

07 - 12 - 2009
The pleasant massacre of sheep
It is Eid el-Adha again! Kids wearing new clothes, adults conducting Eid prayers as soon as the sun rises, and relatives, neighbors and friends exchange Eid salutes and congratulations with much happiness and excitement. Yet, the most important (...)

28 - 11 - 2009
The nightmare of sexual harassment in Egypt
It is the patriarchal mentality that holds women accountable for the mistakes of men. Three years ago, a number of bloggers on their way back home after celebrating Eid el-Fitr in downtown Cairo, saw a group of men standing around Talaat Harb (...)

24 - 11 - 2009
About Egypt Politics, Arab Nationalism and a Soccer Match
“Get these flags down! God damn Egypt!” I was shocked when I heard a young man in the street saying this immediately after the historical soccer match between Egypt and Algeria in Sudan on Wednesday. Before the match, people were wearing flags (...)

21 - 11 - 2009
A soccer match or national hope: Egypt vs. Algeria
Today, at 7:30pm, the whole of Egypt will, unusually, turn to silence. It is the calm before the storm; either a storm of anger or storm of joy. It depends on the results of a football match between Egypt and Algeria national soccer teams. For (...)

14 - 11 - 2009
A space for unveiling the minds of young Muslim women
I was once asked: if you were given the choice, would you choose to be born now in the new millennium? I replied: definitely, yes! Not only because I was given the unique chance to witness the end of one millennium and the beginning of another, but (...)

07 - 11 - 2009
When will you set Kareem Amer free?
On Tuesday, another earthquake struck the Egyptian blogosphere when a court again postponed the decision of the appeal, filed in September, on behalf of Kareem Amer until the December 22. Kareem Amer, 25, is an Egyptian blogger and former student of (...)

23 - 10 - 2009
Can new anti-succession campaign survive?
There is great similarity in timing and nature between the newly launched Campaign against Succession “Mayahkomsh” and the defunct Egyptian Movement for Change, “Kefaya.” Kefaya started officially at the end of 2003, about two years (...)

16 - 10 - 2009
Egypt opposition united against Mubarak Junior
CAIRO: Since his unexpected early release in February 2009 for medical reasons, Dr. Ayman Nour, founder of El-Ghad party and former presidential candidate is acting like a thorn in the side of the regime. Since March, he has visited tens of cities (...)

14 - 10 - 2009
It’s not about Niqab, it’s about credibility
Hoda Ramzy, another student, was expelled from Al-Azhar Institute in Shoubra, today, for merely wearing a niqab. She and her colleagues who face the same problems with the administration decided to file a complaint to President Mubarak in protest. (...)

11 - 10 - 2009
China's fake hymen: blessing and curse
One of the most controversial issues in Egypt these days is the new Chinese product called the “fake hymen.” It is a manufactured hymen that costs only 15 dollars and women can use it by themselves with no need to visit the doctor or have a (...)

09 - 10 - 2009
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