In this Q&A, writer and Sampsonia Way columnist Hamdy El-Gazzar discusses the importance of belly dancing and art in Egypt and the possibility of governmental repression following the results of Egypt’s presidential election.
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Egyptian writer Hamdy El-Gazzar introduces From Egypt, a new Sampsonia Way column with which the author will attempt to draw a cultural map of Egypt and the Arab world by profiling the artistic, literary, and political issues that affect the region.
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Egyptian authorities banned the screening of a Cairo Exit, a film depicting a love story between a Muslim man and Coptic Christian woman. Hesham Issawi’s film was slated to be screened on February 27 at the Luxor African Film Festival.
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To mark the one-year anniversary of the “Day of Revolt” that triggered the Egyptian Revolution, we share our coverage of events the from last year, including interviews with journalists, bloggers, and writers, as well as personal statements from imprisoned activists, among other articles.
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Democracy Now speaks to Fattah about the Egyptian revolution’s ongoing struggle against the military regime and his ordeal in one of Egypt’s worst prisons.
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In this letter smuggled out of prison, prominent blogger Allaa Abdel Fattah details his treatment in jail and accuses the military of hijacking the government.
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Egypt’s Supreme Military Council is censoring domestic newspapers, raiding television stations, and reinstating emergency laws that will put journalists on trial in military courts.
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Maikel Nabil Sanad is entering his 42nd day of hunger strike in protest against a three-year sentence imposed by a military court for criticizing the army.
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Egyptian pacifist and writer Maikel Nabil Sanad, who had slipped into a coma last Tuesday, has recently emerged and begun his hunger and thirst strike anew.
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At seventy-nine years old, acclaimed writer and long-time activist Nawal El Saadawi sees the revolution in Egypt as a chance for women to declare their rights.
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Cartoonists at Risk and Their Defenders
Sampsonia Way presents Cartoonists Rights Network International, a cartoon-focused human rights organization, along with several of its affiliates and their work. READ
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