Following a seemingly lenient ruling against two judges, it will be more difficult for pro-reform activists to mobilise the masses on the outstanding principles, writes Samer Shehata*
On Thursday May 25, like the two previous Thursdays, thousands of (...)
For 25 years the emergency laws have fed terrorism rather than help combat it. Now they have been extended, writes Samer Shehata*
Last Sunday Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, citing the terrorist bombings in Sinai and recent sectarian violence in (...)
The 2005 Egyptian parliamentary elections have been remarkable primarily because of the Muslim Brotherhood's performance. The banned-but-tolerated group, which held only 17 seats in the last parliament, has already secured 76 slots, with results (...)
So much would change if all of us were truly to recognise the suffering of others, writes Samer Shehata*
When bombs explode in London killing dozens of commuters they attract far more attention in the United States than explosions in Egypt that kill (...)
