Activist academics played a pivotal role in the country’s 2011 uprising, but today the corrosion of academic freedom of expression continues, writes Heather McRobie
Academia in Egypt: Security forces and self-censorship
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CATEGORY: Egypt
Egypt: Law will “severely erode civil liberties”
Country is expected to put into effect a new counter-terrorism law that rights groups warn could “reinstate the old police state that existed under deposed president Hosni Mubarak”, writes Shahira Amin
Egpyt: Journalists denied justice again
The trial of three journalists working for the Al Jazeera English Channel (AJE) was adjourned on Thursday until April 22, Shahira Amin reports
“We no longer feel safe”: Egypt’s attacks on gay rights
Following three men being sentenced to eight years in prison “for committing homosexual acts”, Shahira Amin investigates the dangers faced by Egypt’s vulnerable gay community
Egypt: Are the bloggers beaten?
Three years on from the revolution, Egypt seems tired of turmoil and apathy is mounting, writes Morgan Meeker
Egypt: Bassem Yousef steps away from journalism after plagiarism
Dr Bassem Youssef, the former heart surgeon and Egyptian TV presenter likened to Jon Stewart, has declared he is taking extended time off from journalism, after an anti-semitism and plagiarism row swept through Egypt. Alastair Sloan reports
Egypt: Secularists and conservatives battle over music videos
In a move that has sparked concern among Egyptian secularists, the country’s censorship committee this week banned 20 music videos allegedly containing “heavy sexual connotations” and featuring “scantily-dressed female singers and models”, Shahira Amin writes
The Index Arts Award winner Mayam Mahmoud
Mayam Mahmoud has been named the Index Arts Award winner.
Mosques are the new battlegrounds in Egypt’s political standoff
Amid deep polarisation and a widening crackdown on dissent in Egypt, the country’s military-backed authorities have now taken their conflict with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to a new front — houses of worship. Shahira Amin reports
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Arts nominee Mayam Mahmoud
Rapper Mayam Mahmoud uses hip-hop to address issues such as sexual harassment and to stand up for women’s rights in Egypt.