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Christian

My religion is “none of your business”: Campaigning against division

Following sectarian strife that hit Egypt a few weeks ago, a group…

Sarah El Masry Sarah El Masry
ECWR

The story of Om Hamada

Like every day, she wakes up at the break of dawn. Sending…

Sarah El Masry Sarah El Masry
cairo

Street children: What they are not

We see them everywhere. They beg, they clean cars, they fight in…

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asset recovery

A daunting mission: Getting back Egypt’s stolen assets

Over the course of Hosni Mubarak’s rule, the illicit outflow of funds…

Sarah El Masry Sarah El Masry
art

Belly Dance in Egypt

Belly dancing is one of the most fascinating styles of dance in…

Ethar Shalaby Ethar Shalaby
Abdallah Badr

A polarised media: Religious satellite TV channels

In a deeply polarised media climate, Egyptians must choose between secular or…

Sarah El Masry Sarah El Masry
DNE

HarassMap issues its annual report

A poignant short story, part of the event, describes the reality of…

Thoraia Abou Bakr Thoraia Abou Bakr
attacks

HarassMap: More than half of sexual harassment takes the form of groping

The anti-sexual harassment initiative’s statistics come from its recently released annual report

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
assault

The coverage of violence against women

Egyptian women experience various forms of discrimination in public and private life.…

Sarah El Masry Sarah El Masry
Beating

Educating with a broomstick

Officials claim incidents of violence against students are ‘minor’, while some parents…

Ethar Shalaby Ethar Shalaby