On November 13, five-year-old Zeina Arafah was found dead in the coastal city of Port Said with her bones crushed, severed brachial arteries, haemorrhages and signs of shock due to…
«I grew up in the 1990s, and was unlucky to have my school located just next to a police station. I was brought up in Ein…»
«In 1914, a manual was published to instruct students enrolled at Madrasit al-Mu’almin al-Uliyya — one of two leading teacher-training institutions at the time — on…»
Amid the campaigning in the run-up to the referendum, the content of the draft constitution has mostly gone unnoticed. People are caught up in “Sisi mania,” or boycotting the vote…
Coptic Orthodox Christians — who represent the vast majority of the Coptic community in Egypt — celebrated Christmas on Tuesday January 7. The occasion was marked by many celebrations and…
In the sunlit reception of Jana Dan International School in Cairo’s Maadi neighborhood, certificates in golden frames line a prominent wall. Next to international accreditation and state inspection documents is…
«My parents are Nubian. They were both born in Cairo after their families were forcefully displaced during the second reconstruction phase of the Aswan low dam in…»
«The season to analyze and dissect constitutional drafts has descended upon us once again. Much like last year, it is accompanied by cold weather and heated…»
After being unemployed for three years, 26-year-old Emad Hassan was offered a job at a local bank on the condition that he take a blood test. It was then that…
The practice of Reiki and “energy healing” are relatively prevalent in Cairo. Whether it’s Western or Eastern healing, hands on or hands off, some Cairenes are looking to this alternative…
«I was surprised and disturbed as I followed the stories of many friends and others who reported on social media that they faced harassment at military…»
Amr al-Shora is doing battle again, this time in the Doctors Syndicate elections. Shora is running as part of the Independent List of syndicate board candidates seeking to oust the overwhelmingly…
In the nearly three months since Nadia Hammadeh fled war-torn Damascus to Cairo, her children were refused enrollment in a public school, her husband was arrested from their home by…
Adam Rasgon came to Cairo from California in June on a Fulbright fellowship to study Arabic at a prestigious language institution. The 22-year-old American student intended to stay the year.…
«Road One I was walking away from a protest at Saad Zaghloul Square on June 30 when I overheard two men heatedly engaged in a joint tirade against what…»
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