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Egypt’s new constitution: A comparative overview

On Sunday, 1 December, Egypt's Constituent Assembly finished its task to amend…

Sarah El Masry

The weak, the strong and the boys: Female street children in Egypt

Children wearing dirty clothes and begging from pedestrians have become part of…

Daily News Egypt

The remains of Mohamed Mahmoud

The death toll of the 2011 Mohamed Mahmoud clashes was almost 50,…

Rana Muhammad Taha

Street children: Gender matters

Street children are mostly discussed as if they were a homogeneous group,…

Daily News Egypt

Roadmaps and roadblocks: Egypt’s political transition

Interim government lays out transitional roadmap, 50-member ConstituentAssembly amending 2012 constitution, but…

Rana Muhammad Taha

Outside looking in: An international perspective on Egypt’s economy

Reform is needed to boost investor confidence and bring back higher levels…

Mostafa Salem

Hijab fashion in Egypt: a classical wrap or a trendy “Spanish”?

The hijab fashion in Egypt has been changing rapidly over the last…

Ethar Shalaby

Constitutional amendments: Repeating past mistakes?

Parallel to the ongoing political turmoil, the country is having its second…

Sarah El Masry

Where is Egypt heading?

Today Egypt stands mired in a political conflict so dire and complex…

Sarah El Masry

Polarised, politicised and biased: Covering Egypt

In Egypt’s dire political situation, one of the most important ways to…

Sarah El Masry