Jared Malsin

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Egyptians Debate Gender Violence After Video Shows Woman Being Raped in Crowd

An amateur video depicting a mass sexual assault in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during a rally celebrating the inauguration of Egypt’s new president Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi has triggered a rare national discussion of endemic gender-based violence.The...

By Jared Malsin

Bassem Youssef Abruptly Cancels Egyptian Satire Show Before Sisi Declared President

Bassem Youssef, the Arab world’s most important political humorist following Egypt’s 2011 uprising, abruptly announced Monday the end of his television show as the country prepared to declare former field marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi as...

By Jared Malsin

Why Egypt Extended Elections to a Third Day

Low turnout could prove a stumbling block to the ambitions of former military commander Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, who remains all but certain to win despite the delay

By Jared Malsin / Cairo

Egypt Votes in Anticipation of al-Sisi Victory

In Port Said, where riots in 2012 exposed the weakness of then-president Mohamed Morsi, many Egyptians voting in this week's election were eager for the stern leadership offered by former Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

By Jared Malsin / Port Said

Egypt Boycotts Can't Stop Sisi's March to Presidency

Although many Egyptians consider this weekend's presidential election an undemocratic farce, little stands in the way of the former military commander's ascendancy to the nation's highest office

By Jared Malsin

Egypt's Judges Flex Authoritative Muscle

The ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has emboldened judges to display their political independence, but some worry they're trampling rights in an effort to curry favor with the new government, as human-rights groups say more than 21,000 have been detained

By Jared Malsin / Cairo
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