What happened was, of course, a “soft” coup, as the army turned against Mubarak on February 11, 2011, and “sided” with the popular will and forced him to step down. What happened was, of course, a “soft” coup, as the army turned against Mubarak on February 11, 2011, and “sided” with the popular will and […]

Much of Egypt is celebrating Mohamed Morsi’s ouster as president, as well as the dissolution of his Muslim Brotherhood cabinet on June 3. Yet protests that began on June 30 could have predicted the demise of the Brotherhood, as doubts about their loyalty to the 2011 revolution had been questioned long before their rise to […]

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June 30 Marking the one–year anniversary of Mohamed Morsi’s presidential inauguration, various opposition groups inspired by the Tamarod (or rebel) movement carry out demonstrations across the country demanding early presidential elections. As massive street protests gain momentum, the people want President Morsi’s resignation. By the end of the day, sixteen people are killed in clashes […]

Amdist a larger print journalism crisis, Rose Al Yusuf – the oldest Egyptian magazine founded in 1925 –ceased publication in mid-June.   The magazine’s downfall began when employees staged a strike this past May, holding the editorial staff responsible for the financial losses incurred by the institution that publishes it – previously a stronghold for […]

“The massacre of Abu Muslim Village would never have taken place had Syrian oppositionists not been defeated in Al-Qusayr battle in Syria,” says Egyptian Shiite intellectual Ahmad Rasim al-Nafis about four brutal murders committed against Egyptian Shiites in the village of Abu Muslim in Giza Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile.   “The massacre […]

Sit-ins by Alexandria’s intellectuals and artists, which began on June 16 at Beram El Tonsy Theatre, have entered their second week. Artists are demanding the removal of Culture Minister Alaa Abdelaziz, based on their claim that the Muslim Brotherhood is dominating the Ministry of Culture and pressuring artists and intellectuals. Beram El Tonsy Theatre sit-in […]

Protesting unsanitary and toxic living conditions, inhabitants of Abou Besisa in western Alexandria Governorate have shut down the sewage treatment station 9N, by closing off the road and preventing workers from entering. But by bringing operations to a stand still, protestors have managed to create an even larger problem, causing unattended gas pressure to rise […]

“Who will buy these melting ice-creams?” wondered 34-year-old grocery store owner Hasan Zaki. “No one!”  Located in a main street in the town of Talkha, Zaki’s store, he says, is getting harder to run with constant power outages, a phenomenon that now occurs on a daily basis, affecting some products he stocks in his shop.  […]

Muhammad Abdulqadir, Head of the Farmers Syndicate, is upset about the way the government has handled the crisis of Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam and the negative impact it will have on farmers. He called on the farmers to participate in the upcoming protests on June 30, which will call for an early presidential election. Muhammad Abdulqadir, […]