Egypt 
On the Ground in Egypt: The Joy Was Explosive
When the roar erupted from the crowd in front of the presidential palace in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis, I thought it was another false alarm. Thousands of people march... ...read more
On the Ground In Egypt: The Speech Ended and Tahrir Square Erupted
The rumors started flying around Twitter at 6:00PM: Mubarak planned to speak, Mubarak would step down, the army was taking over. I ran out of the apartment and toward Tahrir Squ... ...read more
On the Ground in Egypt: Chants of “Down with Mubarak!” as Loud as Ever
Life seemed to regain some level of normalcy throughout Cairo today as the protests against Hosni Mubarak come close to reaching the two-week mark. Traffic once again clogge... ...read moreOn the Ground in Egypt: Checking In From Tahrir Square
This morning I went to find some of my former colleagues at their office near downtown Cairo. In a taxi I passed through one army checkpoint and one civilian checkpoint manne... ...read more
On the Ground in Egypt: Part One of a Special Report
As I watched events unfold after January 25 I was incredibly inspired by the strength of the Egyptian protesters and their civil behavior and the reports of people forming c... ...read more
Is the U.S. Responsible for the Torture and Murder of Khaled Said?
When Egyptian police burst into an Internet café in the coastal city of Alexandria, grabbed 28-year-old Khaled Said and then beat him to death, it’s most likely that neith... ...read more
Egypt’s Great Hash Crisis of 2010
The biggest news on people’s minds in Egypt is not last week’s pro-democracy demonstrations in front of parliament during which some 90 people were arrested. It̵... ...read more
How Egypt’s Dictatorship is Bad for Business
When I woke up on Saturday morning, I noticed I’d received an invitation to join a group on Facebook called “Mubarak passed away.” “Holy shit!” I t... ...read more
Celebrating Police (State) Day in Mubarak’s Egypt
Today Egyptians around the country have off from work and school in recognition of a new national holiday: Police Day. The Mubarak regime, it seems, has a sense of humor after a... ...read more
Egypt Builds Walls and Bans Protests to Navigate the Gaza Border
If the Egyptian government could miraculously make the border between Sinai and the Gaza Strip disappear, it probably would. Whether the issue is smuggling or protesting, there ... ...read moreFollow Us
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