Egyptian revolution
Inside the 1,000-Year-Old Gardens of Egypt
In a remote part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, ancient gardens once tended by Bedouin tribes have fallen into disrepair. But after the 2011 revolution tanked the tourist economy, the tribesmen here have begun to return, providing a glimpse of a more...
The New Sound of Egyptian Wedding Rave Is Coming to London
Born from working-class Egyptian DJs, electro chaabi—a combination of electronic beats, traditional chaabi music, and revolutionary undertones—blows most new music out of the water.
Egypt Sentences Muslim Brotherhood Leaders to 15 Years for Torturing Lawyer
Eight men, including two members of the Muslim Brotherhood and an Islamist preacher, were on trial for allegedly torturing and sexually assaulting a lawyer during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Will Egypt's Mass Death Sentence of 529 Muslim Brotherhood Members Provoke More Violence?
If Mohammed Badie is sentenced to death—and even if that sentence is ultimately commuted—it's likely that the response from Brotherhood members won't be nearly as restrained as it has been in the past.
Khalid Abdalla Has His Eye on Egypt
I interviewed one of the stars of The Square at his apartment in Cairo. Outside, bomb blasts had just killed six people. The city was nearly deserted, save for small groups of pro-government demonstrators. Helicopters thumped low overhead.
Death and Jubilation in Egypt On the Third Birthday of Its Revolution
The fractured country continues to wage war on itself.
Students Are Still Dying in Egypt
After the country’s bloodiest summer, the trail of bodies is reinforcing one of the mainstays of the Mubarak era: unexplained deaths, denials by authorities.
Egyptian Police Are Accusing Students as Islamists and Killing Them
Mohamed Reda died ten days ago. Most people are in no doubt about who killed Mohamed Reda. And now students have become a leading force in opposing the government to take accountability.
Egypt's Mohamed Mahmoud Anniversary Protests Were Pretty Surreal
Hundreds gathered in Cairo Tuesday to pay tribute to protesters killed by riot police during a crackdown on the Egyptian revolution two years ago.
The Dying Art of Belly Dancing in Conservative Egypt
“Nobody [in Egypt] sees this as an acceptable profession. It’s degrading for them. They go into it for the same reasons as a woman in the US goes into prostitution,” said Luna, an American dancer and Harvard graduate who originally moved to Cairo to...
Death, Peace, Power, or Jihad: What Is the Future of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood?
After last Monday's verdict from the Cairo Court for Urgent Matters, the Egyptian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood is set to face a future that mirrors the majority of its past: once again becoming an illegal organization.
Revolutionary Youth Return to Streets in Cairo
On Friday, the revolutionary youth returned, as the "Ahrar Movement" protesters, who rejected both the military rule and the Muslim Brotherhood. They called for a new system, one free from the Muslim Brotherhood, the Army, or the old Mubarak regime.