30 March marks Land Day in Palestine. On the latest edition of Voices of the Middle East and North Africa, Professor Samera Esmeir speaks with Suhad Bishara,Director of the Land and Planning Rights Unit of Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, about Israel's contemporary land policies.
Egypt Independent, a weekly English language newspaper and its website have become one of the premier sources of news, information and analysis on Egyptian politics, arts and culture. Yet, financial woes have beset the newspaper. Last month, the management of its parent company, Al-Masry Al-Youm notified Egypt Independent's staff that it “can no longer continue to exist due to financial losses sustained by the organization last year.” Malihe Razazan spoke withEgypt Independent'seditor-in-chief,Lina Attalah,about the genesis of Egypt Independent and the reasons behind the management's decision to close the newspaper; one of a few independent media outlets in Egypt today!