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To highlight issues of food sovereignty in Egypt, Spanish artist Asuncion Molinos Gordo is launching “El Matam El Mish-Masry” (The Non-Egyptian Restaurant) in the informal neighborhood of Ard al-Lewa, northwest Giza
Political Veggies: Launching ‘The Non-Egyptian Restaurant’ in Ard al-Lewa
Louise Sarant
Mai Elwakil
02 Nov 2012
Like most Egyptians, the residents of Ard al-Lewa begin their day with a bowl of fuul and a potato and tahina sandwich...
Urbanization, marriage, poverty and shame: The many faces of obesity in Egyptian women
Nadine Ibrahim 08 May 2012
“I want to go back to my old body. I can't even see myself!” The woman in the Al-Sabtia clinic cries to...
New Fayoum City.
Egypt eyes urban expansion by 2022, minister says
MENA 23 Dec 2010
Egypt seeks to establish 60 new urban communities and cities by 2022, Minister of Housing Mohamed al-Maghrabi told...
Egypt plans new villages to calm Sinai, says governor
Reuters 03 Nov 2010
Egypt expects to finish building 17 villages in North Sinai near new industrial projects by year-end, aiming to...