Palestine and the UN ‘observer status’
Palestinians are looking for General Assembly approval to be upgraded to a non-member observer state
Bite Me Cairo: Our Daily Bread
Food, far from being a trivial subject, is often at the centre of historical change
Bites Fil Beit: Baklava
We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local delicacies in your own…
The proliferation of women initiatives
After the revolution, strolling around the streets of Cairo, Alexandria, Mansoura or other big cities is never boring. Now like never before, you might run into marches, graffiti, posters and…
The social isolation of Ikhwan
The Muslim Brotherhood announced a few days ago that they will protest on Tuesday in support of Morsy’s latest decree in Abdeen Square. Residents of Abdeen area hung up a…
Has the Muslim Brotherhood entered a new stage?
The process of Al-Tamkin is a phrase often used by Islamists, that can be traced back to the time of the Prophet (PBUH), which, according to various biographies, consists of…
Review: Commentators still busy with Morsy’s new declaration
Columnists are still debating the newly-announced constitutional declaration, with at least one writer labelling President Mohamed Morsy’s announcement delusional. Dismissing the illusions Amr Hamzawy Al-Watan Newspaper Hamzawy offers…
In Pictures: Tahrir encore
Hundreds of thousands of people flowed into Tahrir Square to protest President Mohamed Morsy's constitutional decree
