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Egypt Is Shutting Down the Group That Rehabilitated the People It Tortured
Egypt has shut down the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and say it was operating outside its legal mandate — human rights say it was one of the few organizations that confronted the government over torture allegations.
Calls for Justice Increase Amid Mourning for Murdered Student Giulio Regeni
VICE News spoke to friends and colleagues of Giulio Regeni, an Italian academic and Cambridge PhD student who was murdered in Egypt while conducting research on trade unions.
Egypt Cracks Down Hard to Prevent Protests on Anniversary of 2011 Revolution
Egyptian security forces have conducted raids, clamped down on social media, and blocked roads to Tahrir Square ahead of the fifth anniversary of the revolution on January 25.
Stream Mumdance's Latest Rinse FM Show, Featuring Egyptian Mahraganat Legend Islam Chipsy
The show also features an interview with Mahmoud Refat of 100 copies about the contemporary mahraganat scene in Cairo.
The Cairo Chef Who Helped Feed a Revolution
In a tiny alley in downtown Cairo sits Fas'hat Somaya, a small restaurant that's open a mere three hours a day. You'd never guess that its chef honed her skills by cooking for protesters on the front lines of the Egyptian Revolution.
Egyptian Judge Postpones Trial Because 739 Defendants Won't Fit Inside Courtroom Cage
Police said they would be unable to move the defendants, who are among thousands rounded up at a protest site in August 2013, from prison to the courthouse because cage expansion works had stalled.
Someone Mailed Mysterious White Powder to a Muslim Advocacy Group
The suspicious mailing to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) indicates just how aggressively Islamophobia is spreading in America and around the world.
Firebombs Kill 16 People at Cairo Restaurant
The motive for the attack is still unclear but seems to have followed a row between workers and others at the venue. The restaurant was in a basement, meaning people had no way out.
What We Can Learn from the Middle East's Mid-Century 'Golden Age'
Many of my family and friends look back on the region's cultural glory days of the 50s and 60s with longing—but that era also contained the seeds of terror, war, and sectarianism.
No One Is Showing Up for Egypt’s Election, Including The Party That Won Last Time
The first vote for parliament after Egypt's military coup is lacking two important elements: The Muslim Brotherhood and voters.
The Refugee Restaurants of Cairo
Just outside Cairo is a neighborhood known as Little Damascus, filled with refugees who fled Syria after the outbreak of civil war in 2011.
If a Plane Crashes in the Desert and the Egyptian Press Doesn't Make a Sound, Did It Really Happen?
In the weeks since a Russian airliner crashed in the Sinai desert, Egypt's media unleashed a campaign of obfuscation unparalleled since the days of the now-toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak.