The Nubian Siddharta
“I am the Siddhartha of Nuba,” said Yehia, and he instantly caught my attention. Siddhartha is a book my father had insisted over and over in me reading while I… Read more
Emprender en el Medio Oriente: Mis primeros pasos
Enero, 2018. Llueve en el Cairo, como sólo sucede una o dos veces al año, y el hummus en la mesa frente al Nilo destila los sabores del Líbano. La… Read more
Meet the Egyptian Girl Feeding the Poor ‘Bel Bicycle’
On a hot Ramadan summer, I joined Nouran Salah on a bike ride through Cairo’s Ard El Lewa district to distribute meal boxes to underprivileged people for her Ramadan initiative… Read more
The 55-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Defeating Stereotypes by Volunteering at the Same NGO that Helps Her
Once a worker manufacturing ammunition, Mona Kamel Dirani fled Syria, moved by the daunting realities of war. But as she settled in Egypt, the refugee refused to stay home and… Read more
Hijabi Fashion and the “Enslavement of Women”
As controversy stirred after French Minister Laurence Rossignol accused high-end designers of contributing to the “enslavement of women” by creating Islamic collections, three prominent Egyptian designers discuss freedom, culture, and… Read more
“Many people want to cas you as ‘the angry Arab’ but I’m not falling into that trap”
Labelled as the ‘Muslim journalist’ by Western media, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has grown into a media personality that battles bigotry with the untold stories of a misrepresented culture. 10 Apr 2018… Read more
25 under 25: The Young Entrepreneurs Reinventing Egypt in 2017
Envisioning brave new industries, tackling public transportation, and using AI to offer psychological help, Egypt’s new generation of entrepreneurs knows no bounds. Meet the country’s next gamechangers. Reimagining realities, inventing the… Read more
“They Call Us Black and Filthy”: Sudanese Refugees in Egypt, Trapped Between Racism and Violence
Having escaped the “most successful genocide in a century”, Sudanese refugees seek shelter in Egypt, only to find themselves the agonised victims of a modern-day, silenced apartheid. Ahead of World… Read more
The Egyptian Woman Reshaping the Lives of Cairo’s Child Garbage Collectors
In Cairo’s Garbage City, children as young as 7 sort rubbish with their bare hands to help their families subsist. Moved by their stories and aiming to make a difference,… Read more
“They Have a List of Egyptian Christians – When It’s Your Turn They Come to Kill You”
Mariam’s son was murdered inside the supermarket he owned in El Arish, the northern Sinai city that has seen seven attacks against Coptic Christians in less than three weeks. As… Read more
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