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Articles of the author Nehal Mostafa
Sunday''s papers: Elections, pirates, and the price of wheat
State-run newspapers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar reported on yesterday's action by the National Democratic Party (NDP) to submit applications to join the parliamentary elections. Ahmed Fathi Sorour, Speaker of People's Assembly, announced himself to be (...)

22 - 08 - 2010
Sunday''s papers: Mubarak inaugurates Saft al-Laban corridor and renovated Islamic Art Museum
State-owned newspapers Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar, and Al-Gomhorriya, as well as privately-owned Rose al-Yousseff, lead with similar pieces about President Mubarak's inauguration of the Saft al-Laban corridor yesterday. The Safft al-Laban corridor, which (...)

15 - 08 - 2010
Sunday''s papers: Wheat shortage, thunderstorms in the south, aid to Gaza
“Urgent meeting held today to discuss the consequences of the Russian wheat exportation ban,” reads the headline on the front page of state-run Al-Ahram newspaper. Ali el-Meselhi, Minister of Social Solidarity, said subsidized bread will not be (...)

08 - 08 - 2010
Monday''s papers: Mubarak meets Perez, new satellite to launch
Three state-run newspapers--Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar and Al-Gomhorriya--all feature on their front pages news of President Hosni Mubarak's meeting with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Perez in bilateral talks that took place yesterday at Mubarak's (...)

02 - 08 - 2010
Monday''s papers: Mubarak awards graduates, meets Netanyahu
State-owned newspapers Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar and Al-Gomhorriya carry similar reports on President Hosni Mubarak, as supreme commander in-chief, attending the graduation ceremony of the 39th class of the Technical Institute of the Armed Forces. The (...)

12 - 07 - 2010
Wednesday''s papers: Minister meets with Bedouins, government to reconsider fuel prices
State-run newspapers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar lead with short news items about Minister of Interior Affairs Habib el-Adly's first meeting with leaders of Sinai tribesmen, during which he spoke of the government's increased attention to Sinai's (...)

30 - 06 - 2010
Amonsito workers renew their protest
Workers from the Amonsito Company renewed Saturday their sit-in on the sidewalk outside the Shura Council in downtown Cairo. Protesters huddled under a tree chanting against the government, clapping to the beat of their drums, and grabbing the (...)

12 - 05 - 2010
Opposition groups protest renewal of Emergency Law
As lawmakers debate the extension of Egypt's Emergency Law, opposition groups are staging a sit-in on the sidewalk in front of parliament against the law's anticipated renewal. "Representatives of different national groups, including the Muslim (...)

11 - 05 - 2010
IOL workers bring fight to Qatar embassy
Around 100 journalists from Qatar-based news website Islam Online (IOL) protested in front of the the Qatari Embassy in Cairo's Mohandeseen district on Wednesday to deliver a statement to Qatar's ambassador to Egypt that included specific (...)

05 - 05 - 2010
Pharaonic civilization meets art
A symposium was held yesterday at the Egyptian Museum by prominent author Youssef Maati and Engi Fayed, office manager for cultural development of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. The symposium, which lasted for almost two hours, focused on the (...)

26 - 03 - 2010
Egyptian doctors protest draft law, work conditions
Activists from the Doctors Without Rights (DWR) movement met with the head of the Egyptian Doctors Syndicate on Tuesday to discuss a new draft law aimed at regulating the medical profession and the activities of medical practitioners. The bill, (...)

17 - 03 - 2010
Arab health ministers gather in Cairo
The 34th meeting of Arab health ministers convened Wednesday at the Arab League's Cairo headquarters. Eight Arab countries participated in the event, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Djibouti, Syria and Lebanon. The meeting (...)

11 - 03 - 2010
Gaza Graffiti: Of love and politics
In her latest work, "Graffiti in Gaza: Messages of Love and Politics," Swedish journalist and photographer Mia Grondahl documents the plethora of graffiti adorning the streets of the Gaza Strip. The book was published by the American University in (...)

04 - 03 - 2010
Open wounds: Copts demand release of Naga Hammadi detainees
Around 250 Coptic Christians gathered in front of Cairo's Court of Cassation Wednesday to call for the immediate release of Christians detained during the rioting that followed the 6 January Naga Hammadi slayings, which claimed the lives of six (...)

24 - 02 - 2010
Recycling scraps
For the first time, the government plans to construct a factory that will recycle taxi cab scraps, as a follow-up to last April's introduction of white taxis--an initiative aimed at ridding the capital of its older and more decrepit black and white (...)

21 - 02 - 2010
Celebrate Valentine''s Day?
Today is Valentine's Day! While the holiday may have Christian origins, today it is a thoroughly commercialized and secular celebration of romance. A few days before the holiday, Al-Masry Al-Youm took to the streets to ask people if they will (...)

14 - 02 - 2010
Cairo Book Fair opens today
The International Cairo Book Fair is set to begin today at the Fair Grounds in Nasr City. This year's fair will be held from 28 January to 10 February. The annual fair is one of the most important cultural events in the Arab world, but this year the (...)

28 - 01 - 2010
Antiquities for profit?
A controversy erupted in parliament this week when MP Ahmed Ezz, who is also a leading member of the ruling National Democratic Party, suggested an amendment that would legalize trade in antiquities. Ezz's suggestion was promptly shot down by other (...)

21 - 01 - 2010
Fashion and jewelry education
"I've always loved playing with clothes since I was a kid, so I enrolled myself in the Fashion Stylist Course so I would be an efficient stylist for my graduation and be capable of making a complete collection,” said Basma Fouad, 22, who has been (...)

20 - 01 - 2010
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?
As the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, continues to dominate the headlines, the government is implementing a plan to combat the spread of the virus by vaccinating school children. But many remain skeptical. The vaccination campaign targets 2.1 (...)

11 - 01 - 2010
Swine flu vaccines, anyone?
The Ministries of Education and Health announced Sunday the beginning of the swine flu vaccination campaign in primary schools for the students with age groups ranging between 6 and 12 year olds. Parents, however, are in state of confusion due to (...)

08 - 01 - 2010
A new years message for the Palestinians?
In commemoration of the first anniversary of the Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli assault on Gaza that killed approximately 1400 Palestinians and left more than 5300 injured, Al-Masry Al-Youm took to the streets to ask people what they would say to (...)

29 - 12 - 2009
Rafah''s iron wall--What do you think?
With the help of the US military, the Egyptian government is now building an underground wall on the border with Rafah to stop smuggling of goods and arms into the besieged Gaza Strip. Al-Masry Al-Youm asked Egyptians on street to comment. Hadeer (...)

17 - 12 - 2009
Arab media figures call for gender sensitivity
Alexandria—A two-day conference calling for greater sensitivity toward gender issues in the Arab media wrapped up last week. The conference was sponsored by the Swedish Institute and finished with the release of a document titled "Arab media from a (...)

15 - 12 - 2009
Developing a gender-sensitive Arab media
Alexandria-- The Swedish Institute, in collaboration with the League of Arab States and the Center of Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR), held a seminar Monday about Arab media and gender. Around 35 people, mostly journalists, academics, and (...)

09 - 12 - 2009
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