Necromancy, sorcery, and tarot: The media’s weapons against Erdogan
On a recent programme, the Egyptian journalist loyal to the regime of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Amr Adib, waited for his guest, the tarot papers expert Basant Yusuf, to predict the fate of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the…
The future of Egyptian dissidence after the National Accord Document
January 3, 2019 The spokesperson for the Muslim Brotherhood, Talaat Fahmy, said that the Muslim Brotherhood believes that the National Accord Document, announced by the Egyptian activist Mohamed Ali, is an appropriate basis for Egypt’s faithful sons to carry out…
Public torture in Egypt: Gamal Eid as a model
January 3, 2020 When the director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), lawyer Gamal Eid, left his home on Sunday, he was surprised when 10 people beat him and threw paint at him in what appeared to…
Egypt leads a coup in Libya
January 1, 2020 Major General Khalifa Haftar arrived in Cairo on Sunday evening, on a quick visit, while the Libyan President of the State Council, Khaled al-Mashri, accused Egypt of leading a coup in Libya. Haftar’s visit comes at a…
The stray empire: The military monopolises the halal meat market
January 1, 2019 Last May, the Egyptian minister of agriculture issued a decision to certify the Islamic Egyptian Company (IS EG) as the only company that has the right to issue halal certifications in the US, instead of eight centres…
Mohamed Ali announces the national consensus document for the post-Sisi era
December 30, 2019 The Egyptian artist and contractor, Mohamed Ali, announced the completing of the “Egyptian Consensus” document. According to what “Ali” had previously announced, it is scheduled to be presented in an electronic referendum to the masses of Egyptians,…
Alternatives to pretrial detention could save detainees lost years
While amendments to the law of Criminal Procedure are still in the drawers of the House of Representatives after the Legislative Committee completed it in March 2018, the National Council for Human Rights calls for the implementation of these amendments…
Egypt is losing its role in the Muslim world
Over decades and even centuries, Egypt enjoyed a prominent status in the Muslim world as a leading country involved in combating aggression against Muslims and defending their rights all over the world. Recent years, however, have witnessed the withdrawal of…
CPJ: Egypt is one of the world’s worst jailers of journalists
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, China, Turkey, and Iran topped the list of countries that imprison the largest number of journalists in the world, according to a report by the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In a report published last Wednesday,…
The withdrawal of UAE funds changes the media map in Egypt
During the past six years, between 2013 and 2019, the media map in Egypt has changed more than once, especially with the flow and withdrawal of Emirati funding for a number of Egyptian media projects. The latest indicators the media…
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