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Protests erupted on the steps of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate's downtown Cairo headquarters this evening after a group of Upper Egyptian villagers, lawyers and civil servants were prevented from holding a press conference--despite having...
Al-Ahram leads with the unusual headline “People’s Assembly passes law on trafficking and growing human organs.” According to the paper, a new law has been created to deal with the growing problem of illegal organ trafficking. Once...
Despite its name, the Winter Academy is an extraordinarily warm place. This has little to do with weather--the attractive adobe-style buildings that constitute the campus remain warm during cold weather and cool during summer. This art school has no...
One third of Egyptian males aged 15 to 29 hope to migrate to a foreign country, while half of females in the same age group have been subjected to sexual innuendos from a complete stranger. These statistics and many more are listed in detail in a...
Like all the other residents of Manshiyet Nasr’s zabaleen district, Hanna Fathi is surrounded by trash. Unlike his neighbors--or most of his fellow countrymen--the 26-year-old will routinely pick up trash off the street, take it back home, and...
State-run papers lead with President Hosni Mubarak's meeting yesterday with Sudanese vice-president Ali Othman Taha. According to Al-Ahram, the meeting, which took place in Cairo and was attended by a number of ministers and high-ranking officials,...
Celebrations continued for a second day in the mainstream papers, with front pages all around dedicated to the national football team’s triumphant return from the African Nations Cup in Angola. After beating Ghana 1-0 in the final match of the...
The common orthodoxy is that Egyptians are apathetic about voting. But before yesterday's deadline for voter registration, police stations were busy receiving citizens’ requests to put down their names ahead of the next round of parliamentary...
For most people, there is a clear difference between a shisha and a coffee table—two separate objects, each with its own specific purpose. For Dina Shoukry, on the other hand, those lines of distinction are a little blurred. Shishas can also...
The two blocks of residential buildings and humble businesses known as the Swiss District are tucked away in the back streets of Nasr City. While the neighborhood's name might suggest cozy log cabins and fondue restaurants, in reality, the Swiss...
