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Society Khatt 30
Team | 
Algeria | 
15.11.2020

After seven years of covering the social and political transformations in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Algeria on the “Correspondents” website, our website and our editorial team are moving to a new address under the name of Khatt 30 (Parellel 30th) www.khatt30.com that covers the North African countries which are based along the Parallel 30th.

Society A Historic Islamic School
Rafy Shaker | 
Egypt | 
23.10.2017

Students at the Islamic at Al-Azhar Institute in Assyut attend school in a strict time warp and only about half successfully complete the tough curriculum.

Society Sardines in a Cell
Sabri Zghidi | 
Tunis | 
14.9.2017

Overcrowding in tiny, damp cells turn inmates against each other. Wardens accept bribes and turn a blind eye to sexual abuse. One former inmate recalls six months of hell in a Tunis prison.

Society Revolutionary Women Locked Away
Correspondents Egypt | 
Egypt | 
12.9.2017

The women who live in these old, cramped cells once had the spirits of revolutionaries. But most of them were snatched from their dreams and their freedom after July 2013, after the removal of former President Mohammed Morsi on June 30. Among them are hundreds of girls and women who have been recently arrested for political […]

Society Prison Slang
Nashwa Farouk | 
Egypt | 
12.9.2017

In every isolated environment, a unique language develops. Here is some prison terminology known to anyone who has ever served time behind bars in Egypt.

Society Working around Sharia Law
Karima Doghrash | 
Tunis | 
7.8.2017

About 5,000 foreigners have converted to Islam in order to marry the Tunisian women they love, according to official statistics.

Society Runaway Husbands
Rizq Faraj Rizq | 
Libya | 
7.8.2017

When she was 35, Mabrooka Hussein feared she might never get married. “So I decided to venture into a mixed marriage, despite the warnings I received,” she recalled. She finally tied the knot in 2009 to Fareed, an Egyptian man 10 years her senior. He proposed to her through her uncle. “The engagement and marriage […]

Society A Brief History of Mixed Marriages in Libya
Farag Al Esha | 
Libya | 
7.8.2017

With tribal structures having defined much of Libyan society, mixed marriages have never had an easy time.

Society Old Solution for a New Lifestyle
Samar Gabir | 
Egypt | 
1.8.2017

For young people wanting to have romantic relationships without going against their religion, temporary marriages offer a solution.

Society One Family in Two Countries
Nashwa Farouk | 
Egypt | 
1.8.2017

Sudanese and Egyptian Nubians share similar traditions, customs and races, making their bi-cultural marriages easier than others.

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