Jihan Hafiz Reporting from Cairo
May 15, 2013: Collection of Jihan Hafiz’s Coverage
![]() | Revolutionary Culture in Cairo | |
| Creative and cultural resistance has played a major role in Egypt's ongoing
Revolution | ||
![]() | Clashes Erupt as Egyptians Commemorate Mubarak's Ousting | |
| Over a hundred people injured, and one child killed as police violence mars the fall of Mubarak two years ago. Protesters enraged over continued repression vow to stay in the streets. | ||
![]() | Sexual Harassment of Women is State Sponsored Say Egyptian Women | |
| Systematic attacks targeting female protesters in Tahrir square have
forced an ugly epidemic into the national spotlight. | ||
![]() | Constitutional Vote Polarizes Egypt | |
| Unofficial results show central Cairo voted against the constitution while rural
regions, where the ruling Muslim Brotherhood wields influence, voted in favor | ||
![]() | Egypt's 'Operation Eagle' Attempts to Restore Order in Lawless Sinai | |
| Egypt's 'wild west' has descended into chaos according to the Military Council and newly Elected President Mohammed Morsi following deadly border attacks | ||
![]() | Military Police Checkpoints Attacked After Border Violence | |
| Tension remains high in northern Sinai after armed assailants attacked five military checkpoints | ||
![]() | Bloodshed Along North Sinai Border Rocks Egypt | |
| Muslim Brotherhood is blaming Israel for the deadly cross-border attack which killed 16 Egyptian soldiers | ||
![]() | Clinton Reaffirms Backing of Egypt's Military Junta | |
| As Egypt lurches toward a civilian state, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pays a visit to the country's civilian and military leaders. Clinton avoids blaming military for violent transitional period, despite $1.3 billion dollars in aid to the generals. | ||
![]() | Power Struggle in Egypt Pins Muslim Brotherhood Against Military | |
| Egypt's newly elected President Mohammed Morsi and the ruling military junta fight for power through country's highest courts. | ||
![]() | Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi wins Egyptian Presidency | |
| Revolutionaries separate of the Brotherhood believe, despite the new president, Egypt has a long way to go before democracy as the military junta retains its power. | ||
![]() | Protesters Flood Tahrir Square in Anticipation of Election Results | |
| Tens of thousands of protesters packed into Tahrir Square Friday night vowing another uprising if the pro-military candidate Ahmed Shafiq is announced president. | ||
![]() | Brotherhood Threatens Uprising as Egypt's Generals Postpone Election Results | |
| Egyptians speculate whether Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohammed Morsy or former Mubarak PM
Ahmed Shafiq won election after the military junta delays results | ||
![]() | Egyptian Military Council Severely Restricts Authority of Newly Elected President | |
| Egypt's military junta issued a constitutional declaration hours before results started coming in. The decree strips the newly elected president as commander of the armed forces, grants the generals legislative powers, and authorizes the army and police to detain anyone. | ||
![]() | The Egyptian "Soft Coup" | |
| Jihan Hafiz reports thousands of Egyptians hit the streets rejecting the disbanding of Parliament, as the
Egyptian military is moving towards full dictatorship | ||
![]() | Egypt Moves Towards Outright Dictatorship | |
| Jihan Hifaz: Supreme Court disbands Parliament and brings back emergency powers; Real News crew temporarily detained | ||
![]() | كلام بيقولوا رجالة للي بيعاكسوا البنات في الشارع | |
| كلام بيقولوا رجالة للي بيعاكسوا البنات في الشارع | ||
![]() | Egyptian Men and Women Protest Sexual Harassment | |
| After several violent attacks against women in the heart of the revolutionary Tahrir Square, male and female activists organized a protest against an issue that is rarely talked about in Egypt. | ||
![]() | Protests Turn Into Occupations Throughout Egypt | |
| For the fourth consecutive day, Egyptians protesting the exoneration of key regime figures have settled into sit-ins | ||
![]() | Mubarak Verdict Sparks Nationwide Protests | |
| Tens of thousands of Egyptians retake Tahrir Square after the surprise verdict of their former President and key regime figures. Activists are calling for the reoccupation of Tahrir in a last push before the contested presidential elections to remove the military junta. | ||
![]() | Egyptians Denounce Election Results in Cairo and Alexandria | |
| Demonstrations have erupted nationwide after the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq were announced the frontrunners. | ||