Powering economic equality: GE, Ashoka Changemakers and social entrepreneurs
Three social entrepreneurs will receive cash prizes from GE and Ashoka Changemakers…
Egyptian female youth and their labour market
Recently, I was stunned. I had quite a surprising experience while interviewing…
Social enterprises: The missing piece to protecting Egypt’s natural treasures?
Social enterprises could be powerful implementers of Minister Iskandar’s longer-term environmental agenda,…
Getting in the way: politics and doing business in Egypt
“If it bleeds, it leads.” That news industry fundamental is Minister of…
The Egyptian and Californian tomato farmers and the galabaya mafia
“I am a farmer. My father was a farmer. My grandfather was…
The ‘minimum wage’ defeat for ten million
There have been mixed reactions to this week’s announcement of a new…
Education, a waste of money?
“Zahma moot, (it is very crowded) and it’s not yet 9 AM.”…
Stop the battle cries, people need hope
The gas bill collector cried at my door. He is not a…
More than 700 million worth of positive signals in Egypt
The ‘Egypt Support’ Fund, the 306306 account, has exceeded EGP 700m according…
Egyptian opinion on sit-in dispersals: Finding truth in reported facts
A recent poll suggests that 67% of Egyptians are “satisfied with the…