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Rasha Abdulla overlooking Tahrir Square just hours before Hosni Mubarak stepped down from power.

Egypt’s social media activists cannot depend solely on Twitter, Facebook

Conflict

Protesters responded to Facebook invitations to help topple Egypt’s leader in 2011. These days, a person could be jailed for posting such an invitation.

Top of the Hour: Mubarak Trial Resumes in Cairo, Headlines

The World

A look at Mubarak’s trial from Cairo

Conflict & Justice
The World

Former Egyptian leader Mubarak back on trial

Conflict & Justice
The World

The significance of the Mubarak Trial

Conflict & Justice

Top of the Hour: Mubarak Trial Underway in Egypt, Morning Headlines

The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is underway in Cairo this morning. Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for nearly 30 years, faces the death penalty on charges of corruption and killing hundreds of protesters during the uprising against him earlier this year.

Top of the Hour: Mubarak Pleads Not Guilty, Morning Headlines

In a trial that is being broadcast live across the world, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is standing before a special court this morning with his sons, the former interior minister, and six senior police offices on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in February of this year. Mubarak has pleaded not […]

Hosni Mubarak Trial Begins in Egypt

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived by helicopter this morning at makeshift Cairo court built specifically for trying him on charges of corruption and ordering the deaths of 800 protesters. Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for nearly 30 years before stepping down after 18 days of protests, pleaded not guilty. The 83-year-old, who has been ill, […]

The World

Egypt’s First Female Presidential Candidate

Global Politics

Bothaina Kamel, a television anchor in Egypt has thrown her hat into the political ring, becoming Egypt’s first female nominee for president. Also joining us is Nancy Yousef, Egyptian-American and professor at the City University of New York-Baruch.

Forgetting the Past to Build Future in Egypt

Egypt is changing. And so are its street names, signs of buildings, schools, hospitals and other institutions. What was once the Hosni Mubarak Library is now the Revolution Library. The Hosni Mubarak Experimental School is now just the Experimental School. And the Suzanne Mubarak Specialized Hospital is now the Red Crescent Specialized Hospital. This comes […]