Malak ZaaloukAs in most authoritarian systems, education during the past decades in Egypt denied Egyptians access to quality learning, and thus to the right to dignity and equity.
Nada ZaherA utopian green environment isn’t necessarily one that is full of trees and open spaces; it is one that is compact, full of high side-by-side apartment buildings, and bustling with people.
Soraya MorayefIt’s a battle, being a woman in an Arab country, but perhaps the dire conditions makes us fighters.
Nadia El-AwadyHow one would explain the unspoken rules of Cairo traffic to a non-Egyptian trying to learn how to drive on the roads of our everyday craziness? Read on to find out!
Maryanne Stroud GabbaniIf anyone is wondering who to support to get rid of Islamists in Egypt, here is your answer. The women of Egypt are some of the strongest women I've ever seen.
Nagwa ShoebBetween a gracious past and a bloody present, Heliopolis Palace Hotel, now the Presidency, has witnessed history unfolding. Since its opening in 1910 as the world’s largest hotel, the site served as a hospital, and then as the headquarters for the failed union between Syria, Libya and Egypt, hence its name as al itihadiya (the union), and then from 1981 till today it is the official headquarters of the President of Egypt.
Yahia LababidiTo see one’s world unraveling continents and oceans away and to feel that you can’t do anything can be terribly frustrating. But with distance, one also sees more clearly
Hassan OmranAnts - One of the Miracles of the Creator - Why are they Nations Such as Ourselves?
Wanda KrauseTo know how women played such an influential role, it is essential to look at Egyptian women activists in at least the decade prior to the revolution in 2011
Ahmed RabahThe Voice of the Ego - A short story by Ahmed Rabah
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