By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: A pernicious misogynistic streak has been evident in the social attitude and media language that has emerged in relation to the so-called “woman-induced” sectarian violence that has plagued Egypt over the past few months. As a disclaimer, I must confess that one of the main reasons I decided to tackle the …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: The romantic notion that Egypt will be miraculously transformed overnight into a Utopia where human rights are respected and the rule of law, social justice and equality prevail, is fast-receding. The youth-led revolution that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak and is in the process of dismantling the regime that reinforced his stranglehold …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: I don’t mean to gloat, but Friday’s front-page lead headline of the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper, formerly an unashamed regime mouthpiece, triggered a combination of head-shaking indignation and relief. “Safwat El-Sherif breaks down in tears” during interrogations, the headline said. Remanded in custody pending an investigation into abuse of power, corruption and …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Minutes after the confirmation late Tuesday and early Wednesday that ousted president Hosni Mubarak was remanded in custody at the Sharm El-Sheikh International Hospital and his sons Gamal and Alaa were flown to Torah prison, also after being remanded in custody for 15 days pending investigation, someone wrote on twitter, “Now …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: In an ironic numerical coincidence, 67 days after the January 25 outbreak of the popular revolt that toppled Egypt’s 30-year regime and its dictator ex-president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square to “save the revolution,” For some, the connection between 67 days and the Naksa is all too poignant. …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Following two months of closure, shrouded in mystery and plagued by vague rumors, the Egyptian Stock Exchange finally opened Wednesday, exceeding all expectations. By the end of trading Thursday the broader EGX 100 index closed up 0.86 percent, while the main EGX 30 fell merely 3.73 percent, a far cry …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Regardless of how over 40 million Egyptians will vote in today’s referendum on constitutional amendments, and whichever way the results take us, this referendum marks a decisive moment in Egypt’s transition to democracy. True that the Supreme Military Council has imposed a publishing ban today and yesterday on any attempts to …

By Rania Al Malky In a week that began with the dramatic storming of State Security Investigations premises to stop the criminal burning and shredding of documents; was highlighted by violent, armed sectarian clashes which claimed lives and caused tens of injuries; then ended with an attack on Tahrir Square protesters that cleared the sit-in, the …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: As I write this editorial, history is once more being made in Tahrir Square. New Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, appointed on Thursday by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, joins a mass gathering in the epicenter of protests in Cairo to swear a symbolic oath to the Egyptian people. …

  With reference to Daily News Egypt editorial by Rania Al Malky (February 26-27, page 5) I’d like to point out that your editorial was just a pamphlet. This is not good journalism. Good journalism is about judgement and facts not throwing around accusations and ideas without analysis. Let me point to a few: • …

By Rania Al Malky As the lunatic next door threatens to exterminate his detractors, accusing them of popping hallucinogenic pills, referring to them as rodents and germs and boorishly thinking that a 150 percent salary increase will send Libyans home after he waged an all-out war against his own people, the battle for democracy in Egypt …

By Rania Al-Malky CAIRO: As I dropped off my 75-year-old father near the back of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum on his way to attend the “Friday of Victory” gathering at Tahrir Square, scenes from the seismic three weeks that changed the face of Egypt’s history hit me: hundreds of thousands demanding in unison the end of …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: You can’t fool all the people all the time. The hawks of Egypt’s current regime should have learnt this lesson, if not over the past 30 years, then over the past 11 days. As the events leading to the Friday of Departure today escalated, the counter strategy of a government well-versed …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: The sight of tens of thousands of Egyptians, taking to the streets, demanding their constitutional right to choose their leader was a turning point in the history of this nation. No one imagined that the hoards of protesters who risked their lives on that historic day on January 25 would …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: What happened in Tunisia over the past three weeks is little short of a revolution whose domino effect many in Egypt hope will not only touch the banks of the Nile, but the capital cities of the entire Arab world. “No to presidency for life,” repeated Tunisian President Zein El …

By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: National unity, citizenship, democracy, rule of law, social fabric… the list can go on ad nauseam. Indeed nausea is what many in Egypt are feeling right now. Nausea at the sight of the blood-splattered walls of a church, where lingering bits of flesh are a stark reminder of a heinous crime. …

By Rania Al Malky The world has been watching in amazement as two men claimed a right to the top job in a fellow African country, the conflict-plagued Ivory Coast. Clashes have broken out between armed police loyal to the incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and supporters of his rival Alassane Ouattara, who both claim to have won …