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A day after the bloody dispersal of two Islamist sit-ins by security forces left hundreds dead, the Al-Iman Mosque in Nasr City had been converted into a makeshift morgue, where…
We reached the Rabea al-Adaweya sit-in at 7 am on Wednesday, about an hour after the police and Armed Forces launched their coordinated attack to disperse the six-week long demonstration. South of Nasr Street, tens…
On her way home one night in June, Sherif Atef Abu Hamza’s mother was pulled out of her taxi by a group of angry pedestrians, who physically and verbally assaulted her in the traffic of Tahrir Street.…
After former President Hosni Mubarak’s fall, non-Islamist political parties formed that self-identified as civil and democratic forces, and defined themselves largely in opposition against the interim military rulers and then…
When Egyptian researchers, farmers and environmentalists look at earthworms, they don’t dwell on the creature’s viscous, tube-shaped and overall unappetizing appearance: What they see is nothing less than the solution…
After being held for 11 days without charges, six Syrian cousins, aged between 14 and 22, were forced to leave Egypt where they had arrived a month earlier from war-torn…
There was a very popular television commercial for an Egyptian ceramics company in the early 1990s, which used “demolish your old bathroom” as its catch phrase. This expression then permeated…
Egypt’s military does not want to get involved in politics. Or so it says. These words have been repeated ad nauseam since early July, when former President Mohamed Morsi was deposed by…
The ouster of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated President Mohamed Morsi has left the nation starkly divided down lines popularly described as either “fascist” or “terrorist.” The latter accuse the former of siding…
The past two weeks brought Akhbar al-Adab, Egypt’s foremost Arabic literary journal, back under the spotlight with the publication of two new issues: “Salvation” and “Against Fascism.” The editorial team…
Egypt’s finest young environmentalists convened downtown to attend the second Iftar of Icecairo, an eco-hub that fosters green technology in Egypt. In between mouthfuls of macaroni bechamel and salad, 12…
Following Friday’s dramatic violence when over 80 mostly Muslim Brotherhood members were killed in clashes with the police and plain clothed armed men, many wondered about the new government. That…
With its one-month anniversary around the corner and attacks on its participants only increasing, tensions are high at the Rabea al-Adaweya Muslim Brotherhood sit-in, defiance now sharing the air with…
Laila Iskandar, the interim government’s minister of environment, is rolling up her sleeves to try and find solutions to Egypt’s crippling environmental issues. As a community development practitioner, solid waste…
Egypt’s last president did not rule the country long enough to have had any streets named after him. He was ousted so quickly that there were no Mohamed Morsi streets…
Situated in the heart of the densely populated Mostorod district in Qalyubiya, Egypt’s largest refinery has been the source of passionate criticism since plans for its expansion were announced in…
I had to go twice to the sit-in of the Muslim Brotherhood near Cairo University by Nahda Square in Giza to understand the dynamics of what is happening there. The…
The Cairo Court of Appeal is considering a request submitted by Egypt’s newly appointed Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat to temporarily freeze assets of senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders, as well as…
In 2013, participants in the independent art study program MASS Alexandria faced an uncertain finale to their seven months together.
With the ongoing political unrest and sporadic violence on the streets, Egypt’s market indicators have followed suit, eliciting a mix of positive and negative numbers and economic outlooks. Chief among…
