Egypt’s Presidential Election Experiment Egypt’s Presidential Election Experiment
This Wednesday, Egyptians will hold the first competitive presidential poll after emerging from three decades of autocratic rule last year.
May 22, 2012 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Unrest Is Growing in the Run-Up to Egypt’s Presidential Election Unrest Is Growing in the Run-Up to Egypt’s Presidential Election
Egyptians go to the polls on May 23 and 24. But heightened tension and deepening unease over every aspect of the political process make it hard to predict what will happen next.
May 14, 2012 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Egypt’s Looming Economic Shock Doctrine Egypt’s Looming Economic Shock Doctrine
As the country’s fiscal climate worsens, signs point to the continuation of the same Mubarak-era policies that sparked the revolution.
Apr 2, 2012 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Tahrir One Year Later: The Fight for Egypt’s Future Tahrir One Year Later: The Fight for Egypt’s Future
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has replaced Hosni Mubarak as the force that rules Egypt with an iron fist. As January 25 approaches, the revolution is not over.
Jan 18, 2012 / Editorial / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Turnout High in Egypt’s Elections, but Questions About Transition Remain Turnout High in Egypt’s Elections, but Questions About Transition Remain
In the midst of a complicated election, Egyptians are once again in the streets, protesting military rule and debating what democracy means.
Nov 29, 2011 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Voting After Mubarak: What Can Egyptians Expect? Voting After Mubarak: What Can Egyptians Expect?
As Egypt prepares for the first parlimentary elections since the revolution, uncertainty and divisions loom.
Oct 21, 2011 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Bloodbath in Cairo: An Eyewitness Account Bloodbath in Cairo: An Eyewitness Account
In some of the worst violence since the revolution, a peaceful march of mostly Coptic Christians was brutally attacked by Egyptian security forces, leaving 25 people dead and 300 i...
Oct 11, 2011 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
A Lifetime of Resistance in Syria A Lifetime of Resistance in Syria
Haitham al-Maleh has spent decades fighting Syria's oppressive regimes. Today, he believes victory could be at hand.
Sep 1, 2011 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Egyptians Defend Viral Video Activist Charged in Military Court Egyptians Defend Viral Video Activist Charged in Military Court
Asmaa Mahfouz is facing prosecution in a military court for speaking out again. presidential candidates, NGOs and ordinary Egyptians are rallying to her defense—and decrying ...
Aug 18, 2011 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Crackdown in Cairo Crackdown in Cairo
Family members of Egyptians killed during the revolution are protesting as a crucial trial keeps gettting postponed by a judge with ties to Mubarak.
Jun 28, 2011 / Feature / Sharif Abdel Kouddous