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For years, the Egypt page took the helm here on Jadaliyya, and often brought our readers play-by-play reports and analysis when the situation(s) compelled us. As the years went by after 2013, writing on Egypt regressed with the dwindling spaces for voice and action. Rece..

To mark five years since Egyptians took to the streets demanding bread, freedom, and social justice, Jadaliyya offers its readers a set of articles examining the state of some of the struggles that the January 25 Revolution came to embody.

We begin with a look back at earlier st..

Today marks two years since the 3 July 2013 coup that paved the way to the rise of President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and the military-sponsored regime that he leads. On this occasion, Jadaliyya brings its readers a diverse set of contributions both contending with the cu..

"Bread, freedom, social justice”; “Down, down with Hosni Mubarak”; “We’re not leaving, he must leave”; “The people want the downfall of the regime.” It is difficult to reflect on the famous slogans that awakened the consciousness of an entire nation four years ago and view them as anything but a..

Muslim Brotherhood and its NGO banned by a court in Cairo, leaving Islamist group with no legal status.

A court in Cairo has banned "all activities" by the Muslim Brotherhood.

The ruling on Monday applies to the group, its NGO and "any organization derived from it," ..

[This article was originally written by Jadaliyya Egypt Editors, and published by Jadaliyya in

Since the toppling of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has become a battlefield of narratives. Each narrative has sought to appropriate and define the January 25 Revolution. The wielders of power, most notably the army, along with its

The date 28 January 2011, also known as the “Friday of Rage,” holds a special place in the hearts of many Egyptians and is widely seen as the turning point at which the “January 25 protests” turned into the “January 25 uprising.” Some associate that day with the image of flames emanating from go..

The common, seemingly benign question, “where were you during the revolution?” leaves most partisans of the January 25 Revolution with a strong sense of unease. While it is obvious that the question, whenever it comes up, is almost always posed in reference to 2011`s eighteen days of national pr..

As debate over Egypt’s draft constitution proceeds, the editors would like to bring to your attention a page compiling Jadaliyya’s coverage of the lead-up to the constitutional refere..

Egypt’s first presidential election after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to take place on 23 and 24 May 2012, with a possible run-off race on 16 and 17 June 2012. The following guide to the presidential candidates is based on a series of articles published by

[This entry will be regularly updated. Last update: 6:50 pm, Monday, January 9, Egypt time]

The table below summarizes the most recent seat breakdown by party/coalition after the completion of the first round of voting in the final stag..

In a context in which emergency law, military trials of civilians, official bans on workers strikes and demonstrations, state use of violence against peaceful protesters, and frequent detention of political dissidents are all prevalent, it is hard to look at the upcoming parliamentary elections ..