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Judicial officials: Constitutional amendments final battleground in struggle for judicial independence

A judicial source describes the amendments as a way of “constitutionalizing dictatorship”

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architecture • 48 min read

Modernist Indignation: Two architects on the forgotten legacy of Sayed Karim

Mai Elwakil | Discussing visionary Egyptian architect Sayed Karim and an award-winning exhibition of his work

16 February 2019

exhibition reviews • 17 min read

Huda Lutfi creates a captivating world of silence in AUC show

Sara Elkamel | Instead of the outside world of Cairo, we’re seeing the inside world of Huda.

16 hours ago

Arish • 6 min read

Military launches raids, airstrikes in North Sinai following deadly militant attack on checkpoint

The series of escalations by Egypt’s Armed Forces comes days after a brazen attack by militants

21 February 2019

literature • 9 min read

An intricate amalgam of love, sex and politics: Nobody Mourns the City’s Cats

Six stories about love and loss against the backdrop of a failed revolution

19 February 2019

2014 Constitution • 11 min read

Parliament advances constitutional amendments by overwhelming majority, opposition speaks out

485 out of 596 lawmakers in Egypt's Parliament voted in favor of amending the Constitution

14 February 2019

American University in Cairo • 16 min read

AUC Board of Trustees reaffirms confidence in university administration against faculty, student vote

Mostafa Mohie | The university’s Senate voted to withdraw confidence from AUC President Ricciardone last week

14 February 2019

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Journalists Syndicate • 6 min read

Journalists Syndicate rejects candidacy of imprisoned Hesham Gaafar, accepts detained Ahmed Gamal Zeyada as member

18 hours ago

death penalty • 7 min read

9 executed over 2015 assassination of prosecutor general

20 February 2019

Cairo International Airport • 4 min read

Airport authorities deny New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick entry into Cairo

19 February 2019

child abuse • 4 min read

Lawyer: At least 2 dozen minors among those sentenced in military case last week

18 February 2019

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Escaping the Heatwave

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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

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The worker’s rock bottom moment

Andeel | Worker: "What do you mean he is going to be BURIED in it?"

26 December 2016

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