Longtime Nasserist Party leader Diaaeddin Dawoud placed the blame for his electoral downfall everywhere but on himself, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
The Nasserist Party's headquarters is in a shabby, century-old downtown building. At 79, the party's (...)
Gains made by the Muslim Brotherhood inspired the sudden change in election security tactics, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
During the first stage of parliamentary elections, which kicked off on 9 November, security forces were "neutral". Although the (...)
The Muslim Brotherhood seems to be gaining ground on university campuses as well. Mustafa El-Menshawy investigates
On the Cairo University campus, signs of the Muslim Brotherhood's influence are clear. The group's slogan -- "Islam is the Solution" (...)
Over the past few days, journalists have been assaulted, and prevented from doing their jobs. Mustafa El-Menshawy investigates
Covering one of Egypt's fiercest parliamentary races has not been easy for some members of the press. Heba El-Qudsy, a (...)
Right approach
MRS SUZANNE Mubarak has stressed Egypt's commitment to achieving the millennium's goals and promoting the political, economic and social rights of women as enshrined in UN resolutions and relevant national legislation.
During a (...)
The lead up to this year's polls featured a mix of both newer and more traditional methods of campaigning. Mustafa El-Menshawy reports
Campaigning for this year's parliamentary polls was all about money. Candidates spent bundles on everything from (...)
A calm week in Muharram Bek does not necessarily mean the tension between Alexandria's Muslims and Copts is over. Mustafa El-Menshawy reports
The events in Alexandria's Muharram Bek neighbourhood over the past few weeks have made abundantly clear (...)
The nation's smallest parties will probably sink even deeper into oblivion after the parliamentary polls are over, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
The smaller parties that competed in Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential elections in September (...)
The latest Muslim-Christian dispute may have been peacefully defused, but Mustafa El-Menshawy, in Alexandria, senses tension in the air
Last week's sectarian tension in Alexandria began in much the same way previous Muslim-Christian disputes had: (...)
The banned Muslim Brotherhood is gearing up for a greater role on university campuses, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
In 2003, Cairo University students belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group placed a large banner on campus welcoming their (...)
There's major controversy lurking in Islam's corner of cyberspace, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
For a generation steeped in cyberspace, Muslim webmasters will exert more influence than even the most learned alim (religious scholar). But the (...)
Hughes woos Cairo
UNEQUIVOCAL messages of discord with major aspects of US policies on the Middle East were conveyed to US Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes during her visit to Cairo this week. Hughes, who arrived in Cairo (...)
The dismal showing of the seven lowest-ranking candidates did not dampen their enthusiasm for the process, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
Rifaat El-Agroudi went to the polls to cast his vote last Wednesday. With the media in tow, the Wifaq Al-Watani (...)
Analysts wonder how many people will vote, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
The government hopes for greater voter turnout at the country's first multi-candidate elections. However, several political analysts do not share the government's optimism. They (...)
A group of Egyptian journalists are being trained on how to cover presidential elections in a fairer manner. Mustafa El-Menshawy joins them
As a training workshop on covering multi-candidate presidential elections began, the participating (...)
An outrageous new cheating scandal has rocked this year's final secondary school results. Mustafa El-Menshawy investigates
Earlier this summer, several secondary school students decided that they wanted to take their final exams in a more (...)
With links being made between the bombings in Taba and Sharm El-Sheikh, all eyes are on the trial of three suspects in last year's blasts. Mustafa El-Menshawy reports from Ismailia
The atmosphere was tense at the Ismailia State Security Court on (...)
It remains unclear how the government will ultimately deal with escalating pressure to allow foreign and local observers to oversee this fall's presidential and parliamentary elections. Just this week, the pressure from abroad went up a notch when (...)
The European Union [EU] has promised to fund groups monitoring the upcoming presidential elections, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
The EU has allocated six million euros "to help guarantee a fair and free vote", said Nicola Bellomo, the EU Egypt (...)
With their access to media curtailed, and their plans to boycott the referendum derailed, human rights activists wonder what comes next. Mustafa El-Menshawy reports
Egyptian non-governmental organisations seem unanimous in calling the referendum on (...)
The government may have stopped Al-Jazeera from broadcasting last week's Judges' Club meeting, but detaining eight of the channels' employees did not get it much good press, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
Egyptian police briefly detained eight Al- (...)
Mustafa El-Menshawy seeks out clues in the neighbourhood that last week's attackers called home
A de facto curfew seems to have fallen on Shoubra Al-Kheima's Al-Magary (Sewage) Street, where tension oozes in the air, exacerbated by the presence of (...)
Qena is the recipient of international environmental awards, yet the situation in Qous, one of the governorate's better known towns, suggests a frightening disregard for the environment. Mustafa El-Menshawy investigates
Arrival in Qous, 700km south (...)
ON WEDNESDAY security forces arrested dozens of Kifaya (Enough) movement activists and journalists as they rallied against a fifth mandate for President Hosni Mubarak. According to Kifaya coordinator George Ishaq, security forces intervened in (...)
Cairo International Book Fair was not quite a beacon of free expression, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy
The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights' (EOHR) report on the Cairo International Book Fair, published last week, criticised what it described as (...)
