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16 children face brutal assault in orphanage
March 14, 2017
16 children face brutal assault in orphanage
In 6th of October city, specifically at the Green Revolution district, there is a big villa with a big banner…
Interview with Egypt’s first female governor: I love the challenge, there is no room for failure
March 8, 2017
Interview with Egypt’s first female governor: I love the challenge, there is no room for failure
Engineer Nadia Abdo, the governor of Beheira, said her selection for the post of governor is, in some ways, an…
International Women’s Day: Egyptian cartoonist sheds light on 10 discriminatory laws against women
March 8, 2017
International Women’s Day: Egyptian cartoonist sheds light on 10 discriminatory laws against women
Another International Women's Day has rolled around, and another opportunity to honor women who have constantly called for equal rights…
International Women’s Day: Egypt’s female athletes outperform men internationally
March 8, 2017
International Women’s Day: Egypt’s female athletes outperform men internationally
Egyptian women have boldly stepped into the field of competitive sports in the past years, no longer content with the merely…
Leqaa el-Kholy shatters Upper Egypt’s male-dominated workplaces as female car mechanic
March 5, 2017
Leqaa el-Kholy shatters Upper Egypt’s male-dominated workplaces as female car mechanic
Think car mechanic, and you think of men with dirty hands talking jargon that is intimidating to many people, especially…
Egyptian researchers turn shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic
March 3, 2017
Egyptian researchers turn shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic
Researchers at Egypt's Nile University are developing a way to turn dried shrimp shells that would otherwise be thrown away…
Stressed out? Try Cairo Laughers’ kind of yoga that will make you giggle
February 28, 2017
Stressed out? Try Cairo Laughers’ kind of yoga that will make you giggle
Laughing hysterically for absolutely no reason in public may be considered utterly bonkers, but pepper it up with some slow…
Displaced Christian families in Ismailia pray for hope despite pains of departure
February 28, 2017
Displaced Christian families in Ismailia pray for hope despite pains of departure
While Saint Anthony's Church in Ismailia declared the state of emergency, Al-Masry Al-Youm (AMAY) was there, as both the church…
Recyclobekia, first Egyptian e-waste recycler sells $2.4m worth of trash a year
February 26, 2017
Recyclobekia, first Egyptian e-waste recycler sells $2.4m worth of trash a year
Becoming an entrepreneur does not always mean starting a multi-million peso company; sometimes it could be as simple as starting…
Al-Azhar to issue document to stand up for women’s rights in Islam
February 21, 2017
Al-Azhar to issue document to stand up for women’s rights in Islam
As Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah Al-sisi announced that 2017 is the “women’s year", al-Azhar will issue a document detailing women's rights…