Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, Presidential Candidate
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh is a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood, but he is now running as an independent candidate for president. Aboul Fatouh gives a speech at a small town outside Mansoura in the Nile delta.
Toshka Project and Water Issues in Southern Egypt
The Toshka Project is an attempt to create a vast agricultural oasis by diverted nile water into the desert. Building started 10 years ago and the project was branded as Mubarak’s pyramids. Now with it’s main booster out of favor it continues to slowly grow at a fraction of it’s original design. It’s viability and [...]
Bassem Youssef, Egyptian Political Comedian
Bassem Youssef is the host of the satirical Egyptian news program Al Bernameg. He has been compared to American comedian Jon Stewart, whose satire program The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career. Youssef began his first satirical show in response to the Egyptian Revolution, the program was uploaded to YouTube and gained millions [...]
Egypt’s New Civil Society – Portraits for FT Magazine
One year after Hosni Mubarak’s fall, it is the young people of Egypt who are leading the battle for change. Heba Saleh meets a new generation of activists. Photography by David Degner
Ultras and Protesters 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.
Portrait of Wael Ghonim
Wael Ghonim is an Internet activist and computer engineer with an interest in social entrepreneurship. He recently published a book “Revolution 2.0″.
Gamal al-Banna
Gamal Al-Banna, is an Egyptian author, and trade unionist. He is sometimes regarded as an Islamic scholar but many Muslim scholars consider his ideas to be contradicting with Quran and Sunnah. He is also President of the International Islamic Confederation of Labour.
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).
