http://dir.salon.com/topics/egypt/?source=rss&aim=egypt en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/06/04/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/06/04/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss The full text of President Obama's speech at Cairo University By Juan Cole Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/03/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/03/obama/index.html?source=rss They like him, they really like him! Well, maybe not so much in Egypt. But they're willing to give him a chance. By Pierre Heumann Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/28/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/28/gaza/index.html?source=rss Palestinians have flooded into Egypt en masse since militants blew open a border wall. Is it a blessing in disguise for Israel? By Carol Lloyd Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/20/female_circumcision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/20/female_circumcision/index.html?source=rss Forces are coming together to fight female circumcision in Egypt -- so why is it still happening at all? By Juan Cole Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/30/republic_militant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/30/republic_militant/index.html?source=rss The president's appeals to democracy, liberty and security to justify the carnage in Iraq recall Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian conquest. By Christoph Schult Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/19/hamas_fatah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/19/hamas_fatah/index.html?source=rss Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud. By Salon staff Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/18/summer_reads3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/18/summer_reads3/index.html?source=rss Great escapes: From a journey down the Nile to the chronicle of a professional basketball player, these memoir recommendations will whisk you away. By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/06/06/kotb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/06/06/kotb/index.html?source=rss Sexpert to the Arab world Dr. Heba Kotb discusses female pleasure, halal sex and curing homosexuality. By Sandy Tolan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/04/six_day_war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/04/six_day_war/index.html?source=rss Little-noticed details in declassified U.S. documents indicate that Israel's Six-Day War may not have been a war of necessity. By Carol Lloyd Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/19/egypt_hijab/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/19/egypt_hijab/index.html?source=rss Two Egyptian anchorwomen are fighting for the right to wear hijabs when they read the news. By Matthias Gebauer Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/20/rendition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/20/rendition/index.html?source=rss Despite orders to remain silent, radical imam Abu Omar tells of being abducted by the CIA, shuttled to Egypt and tortured for a year. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/23/ramses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/23/ramses/index.html?source=rss What does worker unrest in Egypt 3,000 years ago have to do with a proposed labor law in China? By Carol Lloyd Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/25/princess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/25/princess/index.html?source=rss Too bad the decision isn't up to her. By Juan Cole Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/12/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/12/iran/index.html?source=rss Thursday's raid on the Iranian consulate is more evidence that President Bush is ready to escalate the conflict. By Shahnaz Taplin Chinoy Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/13/arab_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/13/arab_women/index.html?source=rss While some Arab women embrace the rise of Islamist political parties, others fear they could end up groaning under Taliban-like regimes. By Juan Cole Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/25/egypt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/25/egypt/index.html?source=rss Mubarak's criticism reflects his anger at Bush's policies -- and uneasiness about his growing domestic opposition. By Juan Cole Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/09/culture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/09/culture/index.html?source=rss Muslim outrage reflects specific national conflicts -- most of them exacerbated by Bush's policies. By David Morse Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/13/cairo_sudan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/13/cairo_sudan/index.html?source=rss At a Sudanese refugee camp, I witnessed the desperation behind the protests -- and eventual slaughter -- of African refugees in Egypt. By Larry Blumenfeld Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/2005/10/26/youssou/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/2005/10/26/youssou/index.html?source=rss Sengalese superstar Youssou N'Dour, who protested the Iraq war, talks about the beauty of Africa, Sufism and his fight against fundamentalism. By Juan Cole Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/19/egypt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/19/egypt/index.html?source=rss Mubarak's rigged victory shows that right-wing predictions of an "Arab spring" were wishful thinking. By Julia Scott Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/05/27/egypt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/05/27/egypt/index.html?source=rss President and Mrs. Bush miss an opportunity to promote democratic reform in Egypt. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2005/04/19/classics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2005/04/19/classics/index.html?source=rss My new heroes are the Brigham Young researchers whose scanners have unveiled ancient fragments of Sophocles, Euripides and the earliest Gospels. by Mark Follman Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/02/28/torture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/02/28/torture/index.html?source=rss Why have conservatives been silent about new evidence that the Bush administration sanctioned torture? Victor Davis Hanson and Jonah Goldberg tell us. By Claude Salhani Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/21/saudi_arabia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/21/saudi_arabia/index.html?source=rss The desert kingdom's elite say a second term would be "catastrophic." By Dawn MacKeen Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/02/hep_c/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/02/hep_c/index.html?source=rss In one of the great medical tragedies in modern history, well-meaning Egyptian authorities are believed to have infected millions of people with hepatitis C.