Egypt’s journalists v. Interior Minister
Lesson Brief
Al Quds
On May 5, Al Quds reported on the ongoing crisis and escalation of tensions between the Egyptian Journalists Union and the government. Protesters have been calling for the removal of Egyptian Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar following the arrest of two journalists during a government raid on the Egyptian press syndicate. In response to the protests, Egyptian newspapers published the minister's picture in negative and ran black banners on their front pages.
Additional Vocabulary:
مجدداً | again | تشكيل | forming |
اللواء | General | ممثلي الكتل البرلمانية | Representatives of parliamentary blocs |
على خلفية | Regarding, against the backdrop of | فضلاً عن | As well as |
احتجاجاً على | protesting | سبيل ، سبل | Way(s) |
في ظل | In light of | غير ملونة | monochrome |
عقب | Following, after | تسويد | blackening |
انتهاء | Ending, close | انعقاد دائم | Continuous session |
الرأي العام | Public opinion | استغلال | Exploiting |
على ذمة | pending | مجلس ، مجالس | Council(s) |
وزير الداخلية | Interior Minister | النقيب | Captain |
Click and Match
- freedom of the press
- حرية الصحافة
- a court ruling
- قرار قضائي
- the current crisis
- الأزمة القائمة
- an apology from
- اعتذار من
- journalists union
- نِقابة الصحفيين
- the police siege, security closures
- الحصار الأمني
- to condemn
- ُأَدَانَ ، يُدِين
- a gag order
- حَظْر النشر
- dismissal
- إقالة
- the union's headquarters
- مقر النقابة