Leila Fadel http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=158988722&ft=1&f=158988722 Leila Fadel is the Cairo Bureau Chief for NPR. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:39:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Leila Fadel http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=158988722&ft=1&f=158988722 From The Heart Of Egypt's Revolt, The Pulse Of Artistic Life Egypt's capital has been associated with protest and political upheaval. But an arts festival attempts to clear away the dust and revitalize a once-glorious cultural hub. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/16/184511494/From-The-Heart-Of-Egypts-Revolt-The-Pulse-Of-Artistic-Life?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/16/184511494/From-The-Heart-Of-Egypts-Revolt-The-Pulse-Of-Artistic-Life?ft=1&f=158988722 Egypt's capital has been associated with protest and political upheaval. But an arts festival attempts to clear away the dust and revitalize a once-glorious cultural hub.

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]]> How Different Cultures Handle Personal Space How we navigate one another's space is an important and nuanced part of communicating. Two authors observe how this dynamic plays out in Cairo and Sao Paulo. Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/05/05/181126380/how-different-cultures-handle-personal-space?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/05/05/181126380/how-different-cultures-handle-personal-space?ft=1&f=158988722 How we navigate one another's space is an important and nuanced part of communicating. Two authors observe how this dynamic plays out in Cairo and Sao Paulo.

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]]> Egyptian Activists: Our Religion Is None Of Your Business Violence between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, which has only increased since the revolution, is prompting public debate about religious identity. To try to ease tension and de-emphasize differences, one group of Egyptians wants to remove religious labels from national ID cards. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:03:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/27/179330893/egyptian-activists-say-their-religion-isnt-your-business?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/27/179330893/egyptian-activists-say-their-religion-isnt-your-business?ft=1&f=158988722 Violence between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, which has only increased since the revolution, is prompting public debate about religious identity. To try to ease tension and de-emphasize differences, one group of Egyptians wants to remove religious labels from national ID cards.

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]]> Egypt's Jon Stewart Says He Won't Back Down Amid Charges Bassem Youssef, the wildly popular host of an Egyptian political satire TV show, pokes fun at Egypt's president, Islamists and others. But he's now facing a slew of legal suits accusing him of everything from insulting the president to apostasy. His legal troubles are in many ways a test case for freedom of speech in the new Egypt. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/24/178675692/egypts-jon-stewart-says-he-won-t-back-down-amid-charges?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/24/178675692/egypts-jon-stewart-says-he-won-t-back-down-amid-charges?ft=1&f=158988722 Bassem Youssef, the wildly popular host of an Egyptian political satire TV show, pokes fun at Egypt's president, Islamists and others. But he's now facing a slew of legal suits accusing him of everything from insulting the president to apostasy. His legal troubles are in many ways a test case for freedom of speech in the new Egypt.

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]]> Egyptian Government Accused Of Suppressing Abuse Report Human Rights Watch is calling on Egypt's president to make public a report that documents police and military abuses against protesters from January 2011 to June 2012. Parts of the report have been leaked to a local newspaper Al Shorouk as well as the British publication <em>The Guardian</em>. In the leaked chapters there are descriptions of police violence and military torture of detainees. While a lot of this is already known about the police and military, the report was referred to the presidency in December and so far no action has been taken. The military this week defended itself, denying any wrongdoing and Egypt's president spoke in solidarity with them. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/12/177067534/egyptian-government-accused-of-abusing-protesters?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/12/177067534/egyptian-government-accused-of-abusing-protesters?ft=1&f=158988722 Human Rights Watch is calling on Egypt's president to make public a report that documents police and military abuses against protesters from January 2011 to June 2012. Parts of the report have been leaked to a local newspaper Al Shorouk as well as the British publication The Guardian. In the leaked chapters there are descriptions of police violence and military torture of detainees. While a lot of this is already known about the police and military, the report was referred to the presidency in December and so far no action has been taken. The military this week defended itself, denying any wrongdoing and Egypt's president spoke in solidarity with them.

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]]> Talk Of Civil War Amid Continuing Unrest In Egypt With no end in sight to Egypt's festering political crisis, the nation seems more polarized then it's ever been. The ruling Muslim Brotherhood is accusing its opponents of resorting to violence in order to oust President Mohammed Morsi. The umbrella opposition group, the NSF, accuses the Brotherhood of pushing the country toward the brink of civil war. Khaled Dawoud, a spokesman for the opposition says he is scared that Egypt may not survive this. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/08/176597465/talk-of-civil-war-amid-continuing-unrest-in-egypt?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/08/176597465/talk-of-civil-war-amid-continuing-unrest-in-egypt?ft=1&f=158988722 With no end in sight to Egypt's festering political crisis, the nation seems more polarized then it's ever been. The ruling Muslim Brotherhood is accusing its opponents of resorting to violence in order to oust President Mohammed Morsi. The umbrella opposition group, the NSF, accuses the Brotherhood of pushing the country toward the brink of civil war. Khaled Dawoud, a spokesman for the opposition says he is scared that Egypt may not survive this.

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]]> Religious Tensions Escalate In Egypt Amid Violence Egypt suffered the worst religious violence over the weekend that it has seen since President Morsi came to power last year. Egyptians are already struggling with an economic crisis and political instability. Now, religious tensions appear to be boiling over. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/08/176543524/religious-tensions-escalate-in-egypt?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/08/176543524/religious-tensions-escalate-in-egypt?ft=1&f=158988722 Egypt suffered the worst religious violence over the weekend that it has seen since President Morsi came to power last year. Egyptians are already struggling with an economic crisis and political instability. Now, religious tensions appear to be boiling over.

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]]> As Egypt Negotiates IMF Loan, Food And Fuel Prices Soar Cairo is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund for a $4.8 billion loan to help pull Egypt out of its deep economic crisis. The government subsidizes wheat and fuel but is running out of money to purchase these crucial imports, and Egyptians are feeling the pinch. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/04/176207490/egypt-negotiates-necessary-imf-loan?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/04/176207490/egypt-negotiates-necessary-imf-loan?ft=1&f=158988722 Cairo is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund for a $4.8 billion loan to help pull Egypt out of its deep economic crisis. The government subsidizes wheat and fuel but is running out of money to purchase these crucial imports, and Egyptians are feeling the pinch.

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]]> Islamists Say They Are Filling Vacuum Left By Egyptian State The Islamist group Gamaa al-Islamiya recently agreed to handle security during a strike by police in the city of Assiut; the police returned to work the next day. But the group says it will continue to provide services such as trash pickup, reflecting the larger problem of a deteriorating Egyptian government. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:44:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/25/175263000/islamists-say-they-are-filling-vacuum-left-by-egyptian-state?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/25/175263000/islamists-say-they-are-filling-vacuum-left-by-egyptian-state?ft=1&f=158988722 The Islamist group Gamaa al-Islamiya recently agreed to handle security during a strike by police in the city of Assiut; the police returned to work the next day. But the group says it will continue to provide services such as trash pickup, reflecting the larger problem of a deteriorating Egyptian government.

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]]> Police Officers Caught In The Middle Go On Strike In Egypt There is a growing strike by police officers in Egypt. Long accused of brutality before and after the fall of the Mubarak regime, police commanders say they are ill-equipped to handle the ongoing protests, many of them violent, in Port Said and other cities. They are demanding the ouster of the new Interior Minister, appointed by President Mohammed Morsi. The strike comes amid fears of more violence on Saturday when a court in Cairo is scheduled to hand down a second group of verdicts and sentences in connection with a soccer riot that left 70 dead last year. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/08/173843050/police-officers-caught-in-the-middle-go-on-strike-in-egypt?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/08/173843050/police-officers-caught-in-the-middle-go-on-strike-in-egypt?ft=1&f=158988722 There is a growing strike by police officers in Egypt. Long accused of brutality before and after the fall of the Mubarak regime, police commanders say they are ill-equipped to handle the ongoing protests, many of them violent, in Port Said and other cities. They are demanding the ouster of the new Interior Minister, appointed by President Mohammed Morsi. The strike comes amid fears of more violence on Saturday when a court in Cairo is scheduled to hand down a second group of verdicts and sentences in connection with a soccer riot that left 70 dead last year.

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]]> In Post-Revolution Egypt, Fears Of Police Abuse Deepening Widespread police brutality under Hosni Mubarak helped fuel the uprising of 2011. But two years later, many say the police have begun to act like armed gangs, meting out collective punishment in restive areas. The police say they are the victims, under attack by anti-government protesters. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/07/173645079/in-post-revolution-egypt-fears-of-police-abuse-deepening?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/07/173645079/in-post-revolution-egypt-fears-of-police-abuse-deepening?ft=1&f=158988722 Widespread police brutality under Hosni Mubarak helped fuel the uprising of 2011. But two years later, many say the police have begun to act like armed gangs, meting out collective punishment in restive areas. The police say they are the victims, under attack by anti-government protesters.

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]]> Egyptian Women Speak Out Against Sexual Violence At Protests In Egypt, sexual violence against women is on the rise. It has become a chronic problem in a state where security is breaking down and mass protests are not policed. And as the number of assaults increase, many women say they will no longer be silent. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:57:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/21/172559377/egyptian-women-begin-to-speak-out-against-sexual-violence?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/21/172559377/egyptian-women-begin-to-speak-out-against-sexual-violence?ft=1&f=158988722 In Egypt, sexual violence against women is on the rise. It has become a chronic problem in a state where security is breaking down and mass protests are not policed. And as the number of assaults increase, many women say they will no longer be silent.

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]]> Group Of Violent Anarchists Emerges Amid Egypt's Political Turmoil A group of anarchic young men and women in Egypt roam through protests, faces covered, and refuse to speak to media. They bill themselves as armed resistance and have flooded YouTube with videos of themselves making Molotov cocktails and threatening Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. The country's prosecutor general designated them a home-grown terrorist group on Tuesday. Seasoned activists who blame the government for the root of the violence over the past five days say the group is counter-productive and their methods hurt the cause. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/13/171933377/group-of-violent-anarchists-emerges-amid-egypts-political-turmoil?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/13/171933377/group-of-violent-anarchists-emerges-amid-egypts-political-turmoil?ft=1&f=158988722 A group of anarchic young men and women in Egypt roam through protests, faces covered, and refuse to speak to media. They bill themselves as armed resistance and have flooded YouTube with videos of themselves making Molotov cocktails and threatening Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. The country's prosecutor general designated them a home-grown terrorist group on Tuesday. Seasoned activists who blame the government for the root of the violence over the past five days say the group is counter-productive and their methods hurt the cause.

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]]> Criticism Against Egypt's Opposition Coalition Grows Critics say Egypt's umbrellas opposition group, the National Salvation Front, or NSF, is slowly becoming a national joke. Protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square say the opposition leadership is trying to manipulate popular anger in order to gain power. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:42:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/07/171346496/criticism-against-egypts-opposition-coalition-grows?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/07/171346496/criticism-against-egypts-opposition-coalition-grows?ft=1&f=158988722 Critics say Egypt's umbrellas opposition group, the National Salvation Front, or NSF, is slowly becoming a national joke. Protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square say the opposition leadership is trying to manipulate popular anger in order to gain power.

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]]> For The First Time In Decades, Iran's President Visits Egypt The hostility between Iran and Egypt dates to the 1970s, and the Muslim nations remain wary of one another. However, tensions have thawed in recent months. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:07:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/05/171185769/for-the-first-time-in-decades-irans-president-visits-egypt?ft=1&f=158988722 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/05/171185769/for-the-first-time-in-decades-irans-president-visits-egypt?ft=1&f=158988722 The hostility between Iran and Egypt dates to the 1970s, and the Muslim nations remain wary of one another. However, tensions have thawed in recent months.

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