Journalists in ‘Rabaa Operations Room’ case forgotten
Defendants include 12 journalists and media workers involved in reporting August 2013’s events
Latest in Tag: Al-Hafez Highlight
Latest in Tag: Al-Hafez
The fading faces of opposition media under Al-Sisi’s Egypt
Egyptian media formed Al-Sisi’s personality cult and is constantly emphasising the fight against “terrorism”
Detention, killing of journalists leads to increased self censorship: NGOs
On World Press Freedom Day, reports from local and international organisations paint a grim picture of media freedoms in Egypt in 2013
Al-Faraeen abruptly closed
Controversial satellite channel Al-Faraeen was closed on Saturday
Religious channel shut down
A court ruling called for the permanent closure of ultra-conservative Al-Hafez satellite channel
Religious channels shut down
Islamist channels that backed Mohamed Morsi are promptly shut down following Al-Sisi’s Wednesday night announcement
Tagarod collects more than two million signatures
Petition campaign supporting president’s legitimacy accuse Tamarod of spreading chaos
What does the future hold for Egypt?
Sunday night, during a late night call to the “Al-Hafez” television channel, I took part in a discussion with a prominent Egyptian political analyst regarding the country’s rampant political polarisation. For those who don’t know, Al-Hafez is a relatively extremist channel that plays host to a number of far right personalities, including a sheikh who …
Abdallah Badr arrested
Controversial TV anchor given one-year prison sentence for defaming actress Elham Shahin
Senior Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya leader resigns
The ultraconservative Islamist figure says he will focus on street movements
The others
Two events have prompted this week’s column: the unprecedented attack on St. Mark’s Cathedral last week, and my recently watching the Jews of Egypt documentary. Both got me thinking about the concept of “the other”. A predefined group of people which another group or culture or society will use to distance itself from. “The other” …
Court temporary bans two Islamist presenters
Administrative Court places 30-day suspension on Islamist programme, refuses to suspend satirical programme