Food supplies a concern amid growing unrest in Egypt
By Sarah Daoud CAIRO: “We aren’t getting supplies delivered and are operating on our stock we currently have. This will all be worth it if the change we want to…
Political crisis leaves Egyptian economy in jeopardy
World markets have been reacting strongly to the violent protests in Egypt that have continued without pause for six days straight, forcing the country’s president, Hosni Mubarak, to appoint a…
Cairo according to Mohamed Abla
By Mariam Hamdy With 50 successful solo shows and numerous awards under his belt, Mohamed Abla has established himself as one of Egypt’s most prominent contemporary artists. And while fame…
Tanks deployed in Cairo, Suez, NDP HQ set ablaze in Cairo
CAIRO: Reuters witnesses have said that in Suez dozens of protesters climbed on to tanks as soldiers try to wave them off. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced a nationwide…
Egyptian army could hold key to Mubarak’s fate
By Alistair Lyon / Reuters BEIRUT: Egypt's military has kept out of this week's clashes between police and protesters demanding the ousting of 82-year-old President Hosni Mubarak, but it could…
China’s democratic baby steps
By Steven Hill WASHINGTON, DC: During the state visit to the United States of Chinese President Hu Jintao, President Barack Obama pressed Hu on human rights. He probably should have…
Intelligent economic design
By J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY: As Stephen Cohen, with whom I wrote The End of Influence: What Happens When Other Countries Have the Money, likes to say, economies do not…
The end of history comes to Tunisia
By Pierre Buhler PARIS: Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution” is still unfolding, but we can already read into it lessons about democracy and democratization that extend far beyond the Maghreb. To set…
Aflame on the Nile
By David Faris In Naguib Mahfouz’s magnificent Adrift on the Nile, written just before the June War, a group of politically and socially alienated Egyptians gather on a houseboat every…
PIONEERS: Essmat Barakat: Unsung consummate artist of photography
You’ve probably seen his work many time in different venues across Egypt, but didn't know who he was. His signature photographs hang royally in ministries, banks, airports and classrooms. Staring…