Mostafa Ali

Alexandria Votes for Its Islamist Sons, With Dangerously High Expectations

The city that witnessed the brutal murder by police of Khaled Said in 2010 now holds its breath as Islamists and Salafists make a strong showing at the parliamentary polls. When the editorial board of Ahram Online decided to send a reporter to cover the run-off vote for the singles seats in Alexandria which is set to start Monday, I hurriedly volunteered for the job I had been fascinated by the central role Alexandria, the second largest city in the country with 10 million ...