Egyptian revolution

Amira Mikhail, an Egyptian-American activist.

From thousands of miles away, an activist tries to keep change alive in Egypt

March 13, 2015Justice

Amira Mikhail was in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on the day Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power. Four years later, she’s still trying to press for change — but the disappointment of the Egyptian revolution’s aftermath means she’s doing it from the United States.

Riot police walk along Mohamed Mahmoud Street, near Cairo's Tahrir Square, in front of murals representing people killed during Egypt's uprising.

Four years after a ‘revolution,’ Egypt is back to square one

January 30, 2015Conflict