“I Was Born and Raised in Egypt, But I am Stateless.” Meet the Man Creating a Whole New Country
Born to Palestinian parents, Mohamed Al Borno is one of 10 million “invisible” people who don’t have citizenship worldwide. So he is setting out to use filmmaking, blockchain, and disruptive… Read more
The 3 Egyptian Women Behind the NGO that’s Rescuing Syria’s Lost Generation
In Cairo’s 6th of October, near Little Damascus, a grassroots non-profit is running a school to help disenfranchised refugee children get back into the classroom. We meet the co-founder of… Read more
Graffiti by the Graves: Meet the Woman Bringing Art to Cairo’s City of the Dead
In the heart of an Islamic cemetery that 1.5 million Egyptians call home, a cultural initiative led by a Polish architect is bringing graffiti, sculptures, and handcraft workshops to an… Read more
This Female Entrepreneur Just Created an App to Fight Sexual Harassment in the Arab World
The Moroccan-based startup connects women with security agents spread across ‘hot’ or danger zones, who can intervene at the tap of a button, and its founder, Samia Haimoura, is planning… Read more
25 under 25: Egypt’s Youngest, Braves, and Most Impactful Entrepreneurs of 2016
Egypt’s entrepreneurial generation is as fearless as ever. Taking on mammoth challenges from FinTech, to transportation, to augmented reality solutions for the deaf, these are the country’s youngest entrepreneurs driving… Read more
Inside The Homes of Egypt’s Forgotten Rural Towns
Her exhausted, bare feet step on the carpet with ceremonial reverence as she leaves her plastic sandals at the doorstep. The house floor is not paved, but the straw carpet… Read more
“I Walked 1,400 KM From Sudan to Egypt So They Wouldn’t Murder Me”
After she was imprisoned in her native land, Ilili Jamal escaped Ethiopia’s persecution of the Oromo in a torturous three-week-long journey to take refuge in Egypt. Oct 02,2016 Ilili Jamal… Read more
“They Are Killing Us While We Sleep”
Persecuted, unlawfully arrested, and murdered in their homeland, Oromo refugees flee Ethiopia only to face rejection in Egypt. After two men immolated themselves in Cairo last month, Valentina Primo delves… Read more
Behind the Open Doors of a Nubian House
If you came to Gharb Suheil, you would probably remain as shocked as I was. You would probably wonder how people manage to survive in a town so seemingly paused… Read more
Jerusalén de la mano de Abu Issa
Estamos saliendo de Jerusalén y el atardecer dibuja una línea naranja fuego detrás de nosotros, reflejando a la vez la tristeza y el abatimiento que la ciudad deja en el… Read more
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