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Egypt’s ruling military council set the date for the country’s first post-Mubarak presidential election for May 23 and 24.

Journalist Ashraf Khalil was based in Cairo when the protests first began in Tahrir Square a little more than a year ago. Worldview talks with him about his new book Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation.

We turn our eyes today, once again to Tahrir Square. Frustrated activists plan to stage another mass protest to accelerate the pace of government reform.

One aspect of the current Middle East revolutions that has received a lot of attention is the role new media and the arts have played in unifying people and setting the narrative of the so called “Arab Spring.” And Egypt is no exception.Aymen Mohamed Hussein is executive director for production for

If you tuned into this radio station at noon over the last few months, chances are you heard Chicagoan Ahmed Rehab.

For the latest analysis on Mubarak’s resignation and what’s next for Egypt, we’ll hear from Diane Singerman, a political science professor at American University and editor of the book, Cairo Contested: Governance, Urban Space and Global Modernity.