Ultras and Protestsers confront Interior Ministry
Thousands of protesters and Ahly supporters, marched through Cairo on Thursday demanding retribution for the deadly violence in Port Said, which most blamed on police inaction. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Health, at least 668 people were wounded in the Cairo clashes.
Samira Ibrahim, Egypt Virginity Case
Samira Ibrahim. A Cairo court has ordered forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons to be stopped after a case was brought by protester Samira Ibrahim. She accused the Egyptian army of forcing her to undergo a virginity test after she was arrested during a protest in Tahrir Square in March.
Egypt Elections, Round 3 in Mansoura
The third and final round of Egypt’s Parlimentary Election took place in relatively rural areas outside Cairo including Mansoura, a large town in the delta. The main participants in Mansoura were Freedom and Justice Party (Muslim Brotherhood), and Nour Party (Salafi).
Tawfiq Okasha – توفيق عكاشة
Tawfiq Okasha is an Egyptian news media personality and president of The Pharohs Channel, he was also a member of Egypt’s National Democratic Party before it was dissolved. After the revolution he helped found Egypt’s National Party. Akasha announced he was running for the presidential election early but changed his position and returned to run [...]
Amr Hamzawy, Parliamentary candidate in Heliopolis
Amr Hamzawy, a prominent political science professor at University of Cairo will be running for a parliament seat in Heliopolis. He held a campaign meeting to at the Sonesta Hotel, which contrasts against Hizb Al-Nour’s meeting in the streets of Giza.
Hizb Al-Nour rally in Cairo with Sheikh Mohamed Hassan
The Nour Party, a conservative salafist political movement, held a rally in support of their candidates running in Giza districts. The large draw was one of their main spiritual leaders Sheikh Mohamed Hassan.
Mohamed Elbaradei Portrait
Portrait of Mohamed Elbaradei, an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. ElBaradei was also an important figure in the 2011 Egyptian revolution which ousted the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
