An exploration of feelings of hope, defeat and mental health in the aftermath of revolution
Progress on how sexual violence against women in the public sphere is dealt with may be one of the few tangible gains of the revolution
Protests about rising tuition fees at Egypt's elite university challenge misconceptions about the student body
Academics lament a lack of investment in social sciences, associating it with the corporatization of education and restricted political environment
Increasing rates of diabetes and heart disease are an inevitable result of a broken food and health system
Sisi declared 2016 the year of the youth, but what actually happened for young people?
A recent parliamentary discussion of Egypt’s child custody laws sparked an outcry, bringing reform of the personal status law into the spotlight
As 2016 draws to a close, some Cairenes' anecdotes on how they deal with political and personal difficulties
On the six-point, three-year strategy announced Monday by the Social Solidarity Ministry.
These are the stories from our society coverage that were most popular with readers over the past year
Anthropologists Reem Saad and Yasmine M. Ahmed join Mada to discuss popular responses to economic hardship
Cairo’s governor has proposed a project to rid the capital’s streets of animal carts. He is not the first to do so, but how likely is it to succeed this time?
Mada Masr sits with an activist who has been engaged in work on HIV/AIDS over the past decade.
Currency devaluation and government policy continue to impact availability of medication in Egypt
When one woman was sexually harassed this month in Cairo, she made an unusual move.
A Nubian sit-in was suspended on Wednesday after blocking the Aswan-Abu Simbel Road for four consecutive days.
Fahmy addresses climate finance to Egypt, the use of coal, the country’s renewable energy strategy, e-mobility, rising sea levels, water distribution and more.
Critics of the Coptic Church's marriage preparation courses argue they should not be made compulsory.
What is the state doing to protect such areas from destruction?
Egypt’s social and economic context discourages breastfeeding, with rates far lower than that recommended by international health organizations.
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