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Egyptians hold national flags during a rally in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Al-Azhar University student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi react as teargas is fired by Egyptian security forces during a clash in front of the main gate of the university in Cairo on December 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Egypt: On the ground at Cairo’s Al-Azhar protests
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—“The smell of gas and scenes of smoke are always present; the sound of gunfire is everywhere, it is as if we are in a war movie,” said Al-Azhar student Mohamed Ziad. Ziad was speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat at Al-Azhar University’s campus in eastern...Caption:
A man holds up an image of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser during a demonstration against the Egyptian military council in Tahrir square in Cairo, in this file picture taken November 27, 2011. To match Special Report EGYPT-BROTHERHOOD/ REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori/Files (EGYPT – Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)
Nasser through the eyes of his wife
[inset_left]Nasser, My Husband By Tahia Gamal Abdel Nasser Published by the American University of Cairo Press 224 pages Cairo, 2013[/inset_left]When the Arabic version of Nasser, My Husband came out in early 2011, Gamal Abdel Nasser’s family would have hardly...Caption:
File photo of Kamal El-Helbawy. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
In Conversation with Kamal El-Helbawy
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Dr. Kamal El-Helbawy, a deputy in Egypt’s 50-member constitutional drafting committee, revealed that the final draft of the amended Egyptian constitution will be ready on schedule. He added...Caption:
An Egyptian soldier stands guard next to an armored personnel carrier in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)