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Tension Continues in Egypt: An Interview with Time Magazine’s Ashraf Khalil

Conflict & Justice

It’s a day after a major bloodshed in Egypt. Mourners are burying their dead, and the streets are empty. Marco Werman got a chance to speak with Ashraf Khalil, correspondent with Time Magazine who is in Cairo.

Egypt’s President Morsi invites public petitions for government help

Is Egypt’s Interim Government Losing Ground?

Tensions in Egypt Intensify as Morsi Rejects Army Ultimatum

Military Coup Staged in Egypt, Morsi Ousted as President

Audio Essay: The Egyptian Army, Music and Me

Egyptian writer and journalist Magdi Abdelhadi provides an audio essay about what the army means to Egyptians of his generation and how its songs embodied the dream of a proud and modern Egypt.

The World

In Cairo, Cars Speak

The World in Words

Learn Egyptian car horn code for expressions like ‘Open your eyes!’ ‘You are no driver!’ and, of course, ‘I love you.’

Egypt’s President Invites Public Complaints

Conflict & Justice

Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Mursi, is doing something his predecessor would never have allowed. He’s taking petitions directly from people with grievances, and allowing protests outside his palace.

The World

Culture & Egypt’s Path to Revolution

Conflict & Justice

Last fall Bruce Ferguson, the influential former dean of Columbia University’s School of the Arts, took a job in Egypt – as the dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the American University in Cairo. Kurt Andersen talks with Ferguson about what he saw in Tahrir Square and the important role culture […]

Empowering Pakistani Women

Host Steve Curwood speaks with Pakistani journalist Nafisa Hoodhby on the many challenges facing the Islamic nation if they are to meet the goals recently outlined at the Cairo Conference on Global Population.