Hosni Mubarak denied all charges of economic corruption, illegal export dealings and murder against him during his first day in court. Mubarak, laid out on a stretcher in a cage in his Cairo courtroom, and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal (each holding a Quran in their hands), are represented by Farid al-Deeb, a lawyer […]
Ramadan Kareem
August 1, 2011 By 4 Comments
Though it remains to be seen what political, economic and social changes will happen (if any) in the “New Egypt,” its first Ramadan after Mubarak’s downfall will undoubtably be memorable. Iftar in Tahrir will be magnificent, I have no doubt. But it might also be a tense affair for all involved, considering how vocal conservative […]
Gangster Fashion
April 3, 2011 By 5 Comments
Hosni Mubarak, former Life President of Egypt, liked himself so much, his name became the stripes in his pinstripe suit. Via Doll’s Factory
Freedom Day
February 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
By Sophia Azeb For every day I have been alive, Muhammad Hosni Sayed Mubarak has been my president. Hosni Mubarak’s face, blown up onto enormous posters loomed over every street in Alexandria. His speeches and political declarations were on the front page of Al-Ahram every day. His thugs, the police soldiers (as we call them), […]
The Real Housewives of Cairo
February 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Egyptian revolution faces a terrible crisis in the U.S. media: it does not understand how to be a good reality show. It was exciting when it broke out and roses were handed out to twitter and facebook, the key front-runners in who was to woo the world. It got mildly more interesting when Anderson […]
