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.

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 […]

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.

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

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

A young woman fled the Bosnian war in 1992 and moved to Egypt. Marriage, two children and years later she does not regret moving to a place where she still has not mastered the language.