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Ursula Lindsey

Ursula Lindsey is a writer who has been living in Cairo since 2003.

articles/2012/05/02/confusion-surrounds-egypt-s-presidential-elections-set-for-may-23/egypt-presidential-elections-lindsey_suspmh

Egypt’s Presidential Muddle

Egypt’s first post-Mubarak presidential contest is in turmoil. Ursula Lindsey reports from Alexandria.

Ursula Lindsey

articles/2012/01/29/egypt-s-sinai-headache/bedouins-egypt-lindsey_ztdqgv

Egypt’s New Flash Point

Egypt may finally be forced to address the status of its long-neglected native nomads, reports Ursula Lindsey.

Ursula Lindsey

articles/2012/01/23/islamist-dominated-parliament-in-egypt-opens-first-session/egypt-parliament-lindsey_lykosn

Islamists Dominate Egyptian Parliament

The Islamist-dominated Parliament in Egypt opens its first session as protests continue, writes Ursula Lindsey in Cairo.

Ursula Lindsey

articles/2011/12/27/egyptian-court-bans-army-s-virginity-tests-calls-them-degrading/samira-ibrahim-virginity-test-lindsey_qk2tdh

Egypt Bans Army's 'Virginity Tests'

Court sides with the female Egyptian protester arrested and subjected to "degradation and humiliation."

Ursula Lindsey

articles/2011/12/07/ultra-conservative-islamist-party-reshapes-egypt-s-politics/ultra-conservative-islamist-party-reshapes-egypt-lindsey_mi870m

In Egypt, It's Islam vs. Islam

<p>El Nour, the political party of the Salafis, the ultra-orthodox extreme of Islam, won a quarter of the vote in Egypt’s last elections, success that alarmed even the conservative Muslim Brotherhood.</p>

Ursula Lindsey

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articles/2011/11/22/corrupt-and-brutal-egypt-s-police-fight-for-their-survival/egypt-police-something-to-prove_g96itk

Egypt’s Police Fight for Survival

Corrupt and brutal, Egypt’s police are fighting for survival, writes Ursula Lindsey.

Ursula Lindsey

articles/2011/10/24/tunisia-elections-favor-moderate-islamist-party/tunisia-election-lindsey_pmhguz

Tunisia’s First Free Elections

Early results show voters favored the moderate Islamist Nahda party

Ursula Lindsey

articles/2011/10/22/tunisia-elections-october-23-the-arab-spring-s-first-democratic-vote/tunisia-elections-women-cheat_zcrcpr

The Arab Spring's First Elections

Tunisians go to the polls to cast the Arab Spring’s first democratic votes. Ursula Lindsey reports.

Ursula Lindsey

articles/2011/10/10/egypt-erupts-in-violence-as-army-kills-copts-in-muslim-christian-clashes/egypt-coptic-protests-linsey_krq3mf

Egypt's New Wave of Violence

Egypt's largest minority, the oppressed Copts, were killed in clashes with the military as violence wracked the country.

Ursula Lindsey

articles/2011/09/07/will-mubarak-walk-the-case-against-the-egyptian-dictator-unravels/mubarak-hospital-bed-lindsey_dxxirs

Will Mubarak Walk?

In Egypt’s trial of the century, prosecution witnesses sound like they’re testifying for the former dictator’s defense. Ursula Lindsey on a case full of holes.

Ursula Lindsey

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