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File photo of Secretary-General of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights Abdullah El-Ashaal. (AAA)

In conversation with Egypt’s human rights chief

by Safaa Azab | Jun 23, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abdullah El-Ashaal has been described as a legal expert, an Islamist thinker, and a veteran diplomat. In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the secretary-general of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) spoke about the...

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Egyptian newspapers displayed at a kiosk in Cairo. (AFP/File/ Marwan Naamani)

Opinion: Arab Media in a Time of Crisis

by Safaa Azab | May 8, 2013 | Opinion

Media outlets and other means of communication, especially social media, are major and effective factors during times of crisis. They either efficiently contribute to crisis management or, alternatively, escalate and aggravate a crisis, in addition to defaming society...

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Egyptian Court Reinstates Prosecutor

by Safaa Azab | Mar 28, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Egyptian court on Wednesday overturned a controversial decision by President Mohamed Mursi to sack former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmud, ordering his reinstatement. Mursi had sacked Mahmud in November last year as part of a...

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Dr. Istishhad Al-Bana, daughter of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan Al-Bana. (AAA)

Al-Banna’s Daughter: Brotherhood’s Success Was ‘Delight Mixed with Fear’

by Safaa Azab | Mar 12, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Another anniversary of the death of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan Al-Banna, passed last month. After decades of oppression and setbacks, the organization he founded has come fully out into the open, and now plays a key role in...