France to pursue terror charges against Islamists
The seven had been part of an "active terrorist cell"
Lambs to the slaughter
Earlier this week I looked up from Twitter to watch the pick of the day being dragged to the waiting butcher who was still sharpening his knife. Messages about the…
The ancient tradition of Cairo’s bath houses
By Abdel-Rahman Sherief Bath houses have been part of Cairo's heritage since medieval times. The bath houses, or Hammam as they are called in Arabic, were first founded by the…
Exporta conference: growth in Africa, decline in Europe
The fifth annual “Egypt, Trade and Export Finance" conference was held yesterday in Cairo. Trade experts, bankers and businessmen convened to discuss export and trade opportunities for Egypt, in the…
Editor’s letter: Mohamed Morsy Mubarak
It seems that Morsy has stumbled upon Mubarak’s governance manual somewhere in the presidential palace
Within the Islamist movement who is moderate…and who is extremist?
What degree of disagreement can be reached between those calling for the immediate enforcement of Islamic law and those calling for gradualism?
Law centre launches campaign against torture
Nation Without Torture campaign addresses the violations of human rights and pressures authorities into implementing effective legislation
Jordan’s women celebrate success
Eman Hylooz is a Jordanian Computer Science graduate and a successful young entrepreneur. The company she started in June 2012 is steadily growing and is expected to make a net…
Review: Secular dictatorships, enslaved conscripts, and the struggle within the Brotherhood
Columnists look to the coming period, addressing misconceptions regarding secularism and its link to democracy, the inhumane treatment central security forces are subjected to, and the convoluted internal politics of…
