Date of source: Friday, April 10, 2015
Between al-Qūṣiyya, Upper Egypt, and the Monastery of The Holy Virgin Mary or Dayr al-Muḥarraq, in the governorate of Asyut, lies the predominantly Christian village of al-Saraqnā. This alticle depicts a traditional Christian Upper Egyptian wedding. The village of around 10,000 inhabitants is...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Egypt's Court of Cassation [official website, in Arabic] upheld convictions and three-year prison sentences of three activists on Monday for violating the country's protest laws.
Date of source: Monday, January 26, 2015
A doctor has become the first in Egypt to be convicted of female genital mutilation, seven years after the widely practiced procedure was first criminalized in the country.
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2015
“History will always remember policemen’s role in keeping the peace and security, and protecting human rights.” This is one of the statements Al-Sisi made in his 30-minute police-glorifying speech during the celebration of Police Day which coincides with the 25 January 2011 Revolution. This is not...
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2015
The 6 April Youth Movement, Al-Jamā`a al-Islāmiyya, Students Against the Coup, and the Muslim Brotherhood, launched calls for protests ahead of 25 January, which will mark the fourth anniversary of the 2011 revolution, on their social media pages.
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2015
For leading figures of Egypt's 1970s student movement, the eruption of revolution in Tahrīr Square on 25 January 2011 was the culmination of a long struggle — one they say must continue.
Date of source: Friday, January 23, 2015
Clashes between protesters and security forces in Alexandria on Friday left one 17-year-old girl killed and at least two others injured, the Ministry of Health said.
Date of source: Friday, January 23, 2015
Having rejoiced at the unprecedented presidential visit to the Coptic Christmas Mass, Egypt's Christians are now hoping for an action-oriented approach by the state to establish equal citizenship.
Date of source: Friday, January 23, 2015
There are several reasons the British government may be publishing only the "principal findings" of the report. First, some of the information gathered will have been done so by the intelligence services, so there are assets and agreements to protect. Another is the possibility that by revealing...
Date of source: Thursday, January 22, 2015
Jamāl `Eid is an attorney and human rights defender who founded the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) in 2003.