Egyptian revolution
Interview With an American Shot and Arrested in Egypt
This year an Egyptian-American named Mohamed Soltan left the United States to join protesters in Egypt who opposed the military coup that ousted Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood-backed and first democratically elected president. On Tuesday...
The Place Women Go to Get Raped
Yasmine’s story goes like this: Men enclosed a circle around her, ripped her clothes, beat her, dragged her through the streets, while penetrating her with their fingers and knives.
The VICE Podcast Show - Michael Wahid Hanna on the New Wave of Violence in Egypt
This week on the podcast, Reihan Salam speaks with Michael Wahid Hanna, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation and leading expert on affairs in Egypt and the Middle East. Following the ousting of Morsi, Hanna traces the history and mission of Egypt...
Egypt After Morsi
On July 3, Egypt's defense minister General Abdel Fatteh al-Sisi seized power from the country's elected president Mohammed Morsi. But Morsi's supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood weren't about to give up without a fight and began to turn to more...
Egypt After Morsi
On June 30, exactly one year after Egyptians voted for Mohammed Morsi to become their first-ever democratically elected president, millions of protesters filled central Cairo and town squares across Egypt demanding his dismissal. Was this another...
The April 6 Youth Movement Is Trying to Keep the Egyptian Revolution Alive
But they want to get rid of President Morsi in the most peaceful way possible, rather than fighting all the time.
Egypt's Black Bloc—An Exclusive Interview
On Tuesday Egypt’s chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of anyone participating in a “black bloc,” with a spokesman calling the blocs an “organized, terrorist group.” The state news agency announced the arrest of 18 alleged black bloc members on...
Ultras, Anarchists, and Street Fighting in Egypt
As darkness fell on Friday, pro-democracy demonstrators across Egypt were digging in for a long night of fighting with police after a day of generally peaceful marches marking the second anniversary of the revolution that brought down dictator Hosni...