The children of high-profile Egyptian Islamists detained in the same prison as former President Mohamed Mursi before his sudden death last week say they fear for their parents’ health. Mursi, 67, died after collapsing during a court appearance at Cairo’s Tora prison complex, where he was moved after army chief-turned-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi overthrew him […]
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Egypt’s ousted Islamist president Mursi buried in Cairo
Egypt’s former president Mohamed Mursi was buried in a restricted family ceremony in Cairo early on Tuesday, a day after he suffered a fatal heart attack in court, his son said, as tributes poured in on social media. The first democratically elected head of state in Egypt’s modern history, who was deposed by the army […]
Iconic places of protest around the world
Thousands of anti-government protesters have been camped outside the Sudan army headquarters in Khartoum for three weeks, staying put to demand civilian rule even after Omar al-Bashir quit power on April 11. The sit-in started on April 6 and has grown in size as pressure mounts against the military authorities in scenes reminiscent of other […]
Cairo looks to curb street sheep slaughter for Eid holiday
Faced with scenes of blood flowing in rubbish-strewn roads and of streets littered with animal entrails, authorities in the Egyptian capital say they aim to crack down on the outdoor slaughter that marks one of Islam’s main holidays. Eid al-Adha, or the festival of sacrifice, is marked by Muslims sacrificing animals according to religious traditions […]
Egypt filmmakers defy taboos of conservative society
CAIRO: Filmmakers in Egypt are defying a largely conservative society with television series and movies that deal with modern relationships between men and women and the empowerment of the young. In its heyday between the 1950s and the 1970s, Egypt had one of the largest and most dynamic movie industries in the world. The golden […]