Tahrir Square

Some Egyptians are comparing Trump to an unlikely, Islamist figure

February 27, 2017Global Politics

Tahrir Square revolutionaries compare Donald Trump to Egypt’s jailed President Mohammed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood leader who decreed himself unlimited powers and was toppled by the military a year into his term.

An anti-government protester gestures during clashes with police in Cairo January 26, 2011.

The Egyptian regime is afraid because the revolution isn’t over

January 26, 2016Global Politics

Amira Mikhail, an Egyptian-American activist.

From thousands of miles away, an activist tries to keep change alive in Egypt

March 13, 2015Justice

Riot police walk along Mohamed Mahmoud Street, near Cairo's Tahrir Square, in front of murals representing people killed during Egypt's uprising.

Four years after a ‘revolution,’ Egypt is back to square one

January 30, 2015Conflict

Rasha Abdulla overlooking Tahrir Square just hours before Hosni Mubarak stepped down from power.

Egypt’s social media activists cannot depend solely on Twitter, Facebook

December 9, 2014Conflict