Egyptians’ living conditions and their expectations for the future: poll
73% of Egyptians do not feel safe these days. 62% of Egyptians expect their living conditions to improve in the upcoming year. Nearly half of Egyptians' incomes have been affected…
Prosecution denies investigation into WikiLeaks US funding claims
No investigation into 35 activists for receiving foreign funding, says prosecution
Zambalita: bringing art to the masses
Online art magazine hopes to get the word out about local talents
Philanthropy during the curfew
By typing a page or two during the boring hours of the evening volunteers help ceate books for the seeing impaired
Cairo Opera House organises concert on the Red Sea
The concert is considered an effort to restore tourism and encourage foreigners to visit Egypt
New arrivals on the shelves
AUC Press presents two new books this month that are well worth a read
President Obama Should Heed World Leaders’ Opinion
By Dr Cesar Chelala At the St. Petersburg meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) of developed and developing economies, President Barak Obama faced growing opposition on his decision to go to war…
Egypt’s underground sisterhood
What the post-revolutionary Islamist and conservative onslaught against Egyptian women distorts is the growing strength of Egypt's feminist counter-culture and grassroots female emancipation. Surveying Egypt's political landscape, you might be…
Squandered Opportunities
Over the past 3 years, there may have been numerous instances when Egypt has taken the wrong turn. Some of those wasted chances are indeed lamentable. The bitter irony is…