Militants killed 28 people traveling to the St. Samuel Monastery in Minya on Friday, a site that has given life and protection to everyone, from Christians and local workers to security forces
As the state fears that the Nubian language poses a threat to national security and cohesion, it is left to civil society to maintain the language
In a deserted area in 10th of Ramadan City men, women and children are collecting bags of scented sand
The state blames overpopulation for the continuing economic crisis and awkwardly courts the support of religious institutions in its battle
For pigeon fancying aficionados, rising costs do not dull their passion
The murder of volunteer teacher Gabriel Tut paints a story of anti-black racism, institutional shortcomings and structural discrimination
For mothers who choose to file paternity lawsuits, proceedings can take years
Cairo University’s Anti-Sexual Harassment Unit plans to conduct a seminar and marathon to mark Egyptian Women’s Day
Azza Soliman explains how Egypt employs a legal approach that restricts women’s rights
I've been working on bodily rights since the revolution. Before 2011, I was a really ordinary woman. I wondered when I’d get married, when I’d have kids, that kind of…
How to measure women's economic empowerment, an important factor in assessing polices and programs?
Like most young men and women of my generation, my involvement in public affairs began with the January 25 revolution in 2011. It was for me the starting point for…
On International Women’s Day, an A-Z of the past year in Egypt
Progress on sexual violence seems a beautiful success story, but reality was complicated and painful
The introduction to our series marking International Women's Day this year
The fate of Sinai’s Coptic Christians is held between a church that closed its doors to them and a state that intervened too late
«In defense of a woman's decision to bear her child, it was progressives who condemned abortion»
The circle of Coptic Christians in danger of targeted attacks widens in the absence of protection
Many of Egypt’s Christians want less church control of their private affairs, but a draft law only tinkers with the issue and may, if passed, even entrench clerical authority
Mada Masr profiles six people with different incomes to explore how price increases are affecting them
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