Egypt-Sudan relations
Calling a coup a coup? Egypt’s African Union bid to make inroads in Sudan
Egypt to hold AU meeting on Sudan in Cairo in push to preserve of military council’s leadership
read now
 
feature
constitutional amendments 2019 • 9 min read
Ballot-box politics: What has pushed Egypt’s opposition to vote ‘no’?
Hadeer El-Mahdawy | Unlike in previous votes, more opposition members are calling for a 'no' vote than for a boycott.
22 April 2019
North Sinai • 8 min read
Arish on high alert after militant infiltration, extraordinary security in South Sinai amid fear of spreading violence
A host of militant attacks in the past two weeks have led to tighter security measures in Sinai
21 April 2019
satire • 1 min read
Video | Big Brother: Kill the peasants
Andeel | Andeel's "Big Brother" a sarcastic weekly series in which his character shares his views on Egypt
20 April 2019
political prisoners • 43 min read
Released but imprisoned daily: Alaa Seif on the need for new imaginations
In his first media interview since his release, Alaa Seif spoke with Mada Masr
19 April 2019
refugees • 17 min read
Here we go again: Saving Muslim Women and Queers in the Age of Trump
Nadine Naber | The Muslim ban accentuates the gendered and sexual “backwardness” of “Muslim” foreign nationals
18 April 2019
Cairo Contemporary Dance School (CCDC) • 21 min read
nasa4nasa: The Cairo-based dance collective leaps from Instagram to the squash court
Sara Elkamel | In December 2016, an Instagram account appeared under the name “nasa4nasa.” Its first post was a
15 April 2019
AD
 
More features
 
AD
news
2014 Constitution • 9 min read
National referendum on constitutional amendments to begin 3 days after parliamentary approval
17 April 2019
censorship • 3 min read
Egypt blocks over 34,000 websites in attempt to ‘shut down’ constitutional amendments opposition campaign
16 April 2019
Sudan protests 2018/2019 • 16 min read
Sudan’s military council: Government to be civilian except for defense and interior ministries, will not extradite Bashir to ICC
12 April 2019
attacks on police • 3 min read
Province of Sinai claims responsibility for Sheikh Zuwayed suicide bombing that Interior Ministry says killed 7, injured 26
9 April 2019
 
More News
 
AD
Panorama
 
documentary
Retrospective: Arab Documentary Photography
Sima Diab
 
 
See All Photo Stories
 
Opinion
Amena Sharaf
Is renewable energy really too costly for Egypt?
High prices of renewable energy are consistently used to justify Egypt’s modest renewable energy ambitions,
20 January 2019
Ehaab Abdou
Reconciling Egyptians with their ancient past?
Analyzing students’ perspectives and curriculum representations of ancient Egyptian history
21 December 2018
Amr Ezzat
On the precarious ‘non-existence’ of Egyptian atheists
Amr Ezzat writes about the contradiction inherent in the state’s response to atheists
11 December 2018
 
See all Op-eds
 

Cartoon
 
cartoon
The worker’s rock bottom moment
Andeel | Worker: "What do you mean he is going to be BURIED in it?"
26 December 2016
AD
See All cartoons
 
AD
Topics
You Might Have Missed
Palestinian refugees
US leverage of UNRWA: Palestinians as refugees and their right to return
Parastou Hassouri | Cuts to UNRWA’s budget are intended to push Palestinian leadership back to the negotiating table
12 September 2018
prison letters
From prison: Trying to deceive pain
Abdelrahman al-Gendy | Abdelrahman al-Gendy writes from Tora prison, where he's been for the last 5 years
30 August 2018
Egyptian football players
Unhappiness and Mohamed Salah’s Egypt
Amro Ali | Salah is a hero of disruption, a political voice without talking politics
12 June 2018
LGBTQ crackdown
Moi aussi, j’accuse: An open letter to an Egyptian state intellectual
MF Kalfat | A letter addressing Farouk Gouida and Egyptian intelligentsia regarding the LGBTQ+ crackdown
6 October 2018