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Studying in Cairo: why young Egyptians vote islamist
In Egypt, islamists have emerged as a dominant political force thanks in part to young muslim voters. Religion is their way of distinguishing themselves from the west, observes one German student who studied in Cairo
hosni mubarak, university, arab spring, cairo, society, egypt
Seven (wonder) tips to visit post-revolution Egypt
A halt in tourism, which constitutes 11% of the country's GDP and allows over a half of Egypt's employed population to have service sector jobs, badly harmed the quality of life for many ordinary Egyptians. Scared of the turmoil following the 18-day revolution in late January, the usual number of 14 million tourists avoided Egypt for weeks - but that should change
hosni mubarak, money, shopping, world affairs, travel, practical information, arab spring
Unrest in Syria whilst president Bashar plays videogames in his palace
The cycle of protest and repression is escalating here in Syria. Not since 1982, during the islamic uprising in Hama, has the Ba'athist regime been threatened like this. Demonstrations are gaining critical mass, after which point no concession will satisfy the popular forces demanding the end of al-Assad's regime
hosni mubarak, bashar al-assad, muammar al-gaddafi, syrian arab republic, politics, arab spring, revolution
Vox-pop: European Egyptians on Mubarak protests
Five European leaders have called for an urgent transition of power in Egypt. 300 have died across the country over the last ten days, according to UN estimates. With 161 British Egyptians flown out of the north African country so far, four young voices from London, Manchester and Essex discuss their fears, roots and families
Egypt: President Mubarak's men in pro-democracy clashes
Several people were killed in Cairo on 2 February in the violent clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The Slovenian, Swedish and German press blames the regime for the escalation of violence and bemoans the low level of EU and US support for the opposition
hosni mubarak, democratisation, politics, arab spring, foreign policy, european film academy, cairo
Austrian, Czech and Iberian press after Tunisian dictator’s fall
There's a 'Jasmine Revolution' and plenty of optimism from abroad, but the European media doubts that there will be a 'domino effect' in other Arab countries. The military controls the streets of Tunis after the self-imposed exile of dictator Ben Ali on 14 January
hosni mubarak, euweek, muammar al-gaddafi, politics, zine el abidine ben ali, arab spring, tunis
Wael Nawara: 'Secular is a word we Egyptians used to use wrongly'
A nocturnal meeting with the second-in-command of the El Ghad ('The Tomorrow') party, Egypt’s main force of liberal opposition to Mubarak’s regime
hosni mubarak, middle east, politics, dissident, interview, brunch, cairo
Egypt's bloggers do it better
UNESCO World Press Freedom Day reminds the world of the need to protect the fundamental rights of the freedom of expression and press on 3 May
Will the Kifaya movement be enough to change Egypt?
Radical, youthful, colourful and symbolic: the new style of the Egyptian opposition echoes that of the Ukrainian ‘Orange Revolution’. However, its success seems less certain
