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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

Voyeurism, organized mayhem and savage beauty in Cairo

The Palace of Arts at the Cairo Opera House is currently hosting…

Mariam Hamdy

Total Gridlock: Traffic jams to remember

Choosing the best of Cairo traffic jams of 2007 is a bit…

Sarah Carr

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

The year of the underdog in the culture scene

The year 2007 may be remembered as the year when mainstream entertainment…

Joseph Fahim

Sports Talk :Egypt trips and Ahly fall

2007 was not one of Egypt s better football years. The country…

Alaa Abdel-Ghani

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

The 10 best movies of 2007

The movie gods smiled upon the world again in 2007 with a…

Joseph Fahim

CrimesCrimes, accidents and misfortunes

Topping this year's crime and accident files are those involving illegal immigrants.…

Ahmed Maged

Charges and accusations mark turbulent year for Muslim Brotherhood

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

Abdel-Rahman Hussein