Year: 2015

The year's most controversial draft laws

CAIRO: A number of draft laws were proposed in 2007, and some…

Yasmine Saleh

Charges and accusations mark turbulent year for Muslim Brotherhood

If 2005 was a landmark year for the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) as…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Torture, police brutality addressed in landmark legal cases but practice remains a endemic

While the past year has witnessed several rare convictions in cases of…

Alexandra Sandels

Freedom of expression on the line: a look back at 2007

The year 2007 was a bumpy ride for Egyptian media professionals, marking…

Alexandra Sandels

Death of a constitution: a look at the five most controversial amendments

On Tuesday, March 27, Justice Minister Mamdouh Marei announced that 75.9 percent…

Yasmine Saleh

Palestinians end divisive year with uncertain future

Palestinians capped a topsy-turvy year even by their standards with a schism…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Egyptian foreign policy tone scathing in 2007

The tone of Egypt's foreign policy was scathing in many respects this…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

The five most controversial movies of the year

In the past three years, controversy has become a brand name, hot…

Joseph Fahim