Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children
“I saw a massacre,” says one survivor, “There were heads off bodies, shoulders half torn, hands gone, chests opened.”
Jul 28, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
‘The Tank Shells Fell Like Rain’: Survivors of the Attack on UNRWA School Report Scenes of Carnage and Destruction ‘The Tank Shells Fell Like Rain’: Survivors of the Attack on UNRWA School Report Scenes of Carnage and Destruction
At least sixteen Palestinian refugees seeking shelter were killed, more than 200 were wounded.
Jul 25, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Newborn Infants Die Without Necessary Medical Care in Gaza’s Overwhelmed Shifa Hospital Newborn Infants Die Without Necessary Medical Care in Gaza’s Overwhelmed Shifa Hospital
Two weeks of conflict made crossing borders too difficult to arrange in time. They may have had a chance if they had gotten out.
Jul 24, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Massacre in Shejaiya Massacre in Shejaiya
Nearly ninety people were killed by Israeli forces today, most of them in one of Gaza’s poorest and most crowded neighborhoods.
Jul 21, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Eight Members of One Family Killed in Their Home as Israel’s Attack on Gaza Continues Eight Members of One Family Killed in Their Home as Israel’s Attack on Gaza Continues
Over 77 percent of the dead are civilians. Every day brings more stories of incomprehensible anguish and loss.
Jul 20, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Death and Destruction in Gaza as Israel Launches Ground Invasion Death and Destruction in Gaza as Israel Launches Ground Invasion
More than 240 Palestinians have been killed in air strikes, nearly 77 percent of them civilians, including almost fifty children.
Jul 17, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Does Egypt’s Resurgent Labor Unrest Pose a Threat to Sisi’s Power? Does Egypt’s Resurgent Labor Unrest Pose a Threat to Sisi’s Power?
For months, strikes and other protests have crippled a number of industries. But the new militancy is fragmented and has confined itself to economic grievances.
May 8, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
A Voice for Democracy Against Egypt’s ‘Fascist Buildup’ A Voice for Democracy Against Egypt’s ‘Fascist Buildup’
Amr Hamzawy was one of the few liberals who condemned both the Morsi government’s misrule and the military coup. Now he’s increasingly isolated.
Feb 12, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Egypt in Year Three Egypt in Year Three
The country is awash in conformist state worship, fueled by the shrill narrative of a war on terror.
Jan 24, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Repression Deepens in Egypt Repression Deepens in Egypt
At first it was the Muslim Brotherhood. Now dozens of journalists, non-Islamist activists and students have been detained and beaten.
Dec 9, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous