Hundreds march on Parliament to demand release of Abbasiya detainees6 May 2012 Moussa chases tribal votes in Egypt election6 May 2012 ElBaradei’s party postpones rally out of respect for Abbasseya victims6 May 2012 Parliament reduces high school finals period to 1 year6 May 2012 Morsy: Army-backed Cabinet impeding reform6 May Read More →
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff Attack on protesters in Egypt leaves 11 dead2 May 2012 Abbasiya protesters blame SCAF, media for violence2 May 2012 Egypt political chaos threatening to foment actual chaos2 May 2012 A guide to Egypt’s pre-election turmoil2 May 2012 Egyptian protester killings disrupt presidential campaign2 May 2012 ‘Paid Read More →
‘No to Military Trials’ marks 1st anniversary with music, testimonies27 February 2012 Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say27 February 2012 Cairo Criminal Court acquits officers accused of killing protesters27 February 2012 Minister: 383 areas nationwide unsafe for living27 February 2012 Debts closed in on Egypt man who Read More →
Egyptian security forces are ‘settling score with revolutionaries’: Political movements charge4 February 2012 FIFA chief slams Egypt’s ‘political interference’4 February 2012 Ultras fans vowed ‘blood wars’ to continue Egyptian revolution on football fields4 February 2012 Egyptian football fans mourn and rage amid political chaos3 February 2012 Tens of thousands Read More →
Egypt students threaten to strike demanding SCAF step down4 February 2012 AUC students to start civil disobedience against military rule on 11 February4 February 2012 Mass rally in Port Said marches on stadium to condemn football killings3 February 2012 Angry protesters blame security forces over football tragedy2 February 2012 Egypt Read More →
I was enormously fortunate to have had the opportunity to use the library of l’Institut d’Egypte (pictured above) in the midst of the research for my most recent book, on the development of modern education in Egypt. I feel particularly fortunate now, given that the venerable institution has fallen victim Read More →
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