Year: 2015

The year's most controversial draft laws

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

Yasmine Saleh 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Joseph Fahim