Criticising military leadership will always be a taboo
DNE speaks to Ragia Omran, lawyer and human rights activist with the No Military Trials for Civilians group.
NoMilTrials: Arresting change
Despite the worrying number of men and women still facing military trial in Egypt, one grass-roots movement has succeeded in alerting the public to the need for change. Rana Muhammad…
Cairo’s urban parks deserve rediscovery
The noises from the urban jungle outside still intrude, but are muted and only add to the experience of taking a walk in the park.
Bites Fil Beit: Mahshi – stuffed vegetables
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…
Bite Me Cairo: Home Savoury Home
The place is always packed with Koreans and under such circumstances I always try to eat what the locals are eating. I simply asked the kitchen manager for dinner for…
Morsy’s “balanced” foreign policy
By Alya Essam As Mohamed Morsy commences his three-day trip to China, which will be followed by a five-hour visit to Tehran, the president comes to introduce himself to world…
Accepting the IMF Loan: an Exception or Economic Policy?
Logically speaking, a more transparent treatment of the loan deal would have allowed for a general discussion on all of the deal’s implications on the public realm
Review: Sinai, Morsy’s independence and liberal powers
Although President Morsy has commenced his first trip to China, which will be followed by a unique trip to Iran, most columnists across Egyptian newspapers have not touched upon the…