CAIRO: The prosecution said Wednesday during the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak that the interior ministry and the national security agency were uncooperative, refusing investigators' requests for official documents to help build their (...)
CAIRO: The Supreme Judicial Commission overseeing voting on a public referendum on constitutional amendments has extended polling until all voters inside and waiting outside polling stations have cast their votes, not setting a specific deadline, (...)
It's always been the norm for successful books to be turned into electronic form after they've accomplished a high sales run in print form. With the Blogger@Al-Shorouk project, it's the other way around.
At the Cairo International Book Fair, (...)
Islamic scholars condemn FGM as the infliction of harm on another person
A new bid to ensure that the practice of female genital mutilation is criminalized in Egypt, Africa and Asia may have collided head first with a brick wall.
In an (...)
CAIRO: In a sign of the growing awareness of liberalism and activism on university campuses, female students in Helwan University held the first "Freedom Festival to highlight their collective voice in calling for their rights.
This was not a (...)
Merchants and government employees sarcastic about new bills
CAIRO: The New Year will see the introduction of two new bills to the lineup of denominations in Egypt's currency. The announcement has been met with varied reactions from the public, (...)
Tiatro is an independent theatrical troupe that was formed by 26-year-old Omar El-Moutaz Bellah in 2001. They started with five members and have now reached 120, 15 of whom come from other countries. Interestingly, none of Tiatro's members was (...)
Out of time and place, but distinctly relevant to the here and now
CAIRO: Al-Batreeq: Hathayan Fil Ro b Wal Horria (The Penguin: Hallucinations about Freedom and Terror), written and directed by Omar El-Moutaz Bellah, was recently performed at (...)