Society

In a religious country such as Egypt, despite atheism being a taboo highly frowned upon, atheists say their numbers are…

Education officials in the New Valley decided to close a school that had only one student and 12 teachers to…

The start of the school year at Helwan University has been postponed for one week due to lingering security concerns…

Egypt's education system is in need of 10,000 new schools, according to Education Minister Mahmoud Aboul Nasr, in order to…

As thousands of Islamists massed for a third week at Cairo's Rabea al-Adaweya Square, residents were beginning to lose patience…

Ramadan is a time of festive celebrations, when rows of fanous lanterns light up the streets and a feeling of…

Everything is falling into place. The flashing, shimmering, colours of authentic lanterns light up the night, numerous strands of paper…

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you…

This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you…

With news about future power cuts mounting and rumors of three- and four-hour-long power cuts in Cairo this summer, electric…