Egypt’s brand new parliament signals
Islamist loss … Coptic gain Finally, the new parliament. Egypt can now confidently claim her feet are firm on the path ...
Tag: Parliamentary elections
Apathy or business as usual?
Even with the more or less disappointingly low turnout in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, first indicators reveal ...
Will the upcoming parliament be forfeited?
Problems on holdEven as the first round of balloting in Egypt’s parliamentary elections takes place, public debate rages over the ...
Problems on hold Will the ‘kids’ grow up?
EDITORIAL Last week I wrote wondering at the possible outcome of the upcoming parliamentary elections given that the electoral scene in ...
Will independents save the day?
Problems on hold The countdown for Egypt’s parliamentary elections has begun. All eyes are now on the various political players, with ...
Parliamentary elections .. E for elections
In six weeks time Egyptian voters—there are some 54 million of them—should head to the polls to elect their first ...
Cramming ahead of the finals
Problems on holdNow and only now do the players on the political field appear to have awakened to the momentous ...
Blessing in disguise?
Problems on holdThe delay in parliamentary electionsHad the political leadership abided by the time frame set by the Roadmap, the ...
A parliament for the marginalised
If a healthy person can’t help me, how can I expect one with a disability to be able to do ...
Watani started as an Egyptian weekly Sunday newspaper published in Cairo. The word Watani is Arabic for “My Homeland”. The paper was founded in 1958 by the prominent Copt Antoun Sidhom (1915 – 1995), who strove for the establishment of a civil, democratic society in Egypt, where all Egyptians would enjoy full citizenship rights regardless of their religious denomination. To this day when Watani is published as a weekly paper and an online news site, the objective remains the same. Those in charge of Watani view this role as a patriotic all-Egyptian vocation. Special attention is given to shedding light on Coptic culture and tradition as authentically Egyptian, this being a topic largely disregarded or little-understood by Egypt’s media. Watani is deeply dedicated to offer its readers high quality, extensive, objective, credible and well-researched media coverage, with special focus on Coptic issues, culture, heritage, and contribution to Egyptian society.
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