Since the 6th of October City’s founding in the late 1970s its squares have borne the names of its sponsors – Juhaina Company for Dairy Products in the square that holds the company’s name, for example, or a square named after the late Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil Hussary. Yet many of these named squares are disappearing. […]

Preserving the holy Quran – its text, binding and ornamentation – was one of the arts at which the Islamic culture has long excelled. That is why Rida Murjan was proud that he bound the Quran of Osman, the third Caliphate after Prophet Muhammad who ordered the Quran to be written down. This Quran was […]

The anti-terrorism bill drafted by the Egyptian government under a non-elected parliament has triggered anger and fear among many Egyptian journalists, not least because they face extra constraints on their work in an already difficult working climate. Some, however, say the bill is needed given the extraordinary circumstances. The anti-terrorism bill drafted by the Egyptian […]

In the Dakahlia governorate, at least 12

“Yes, we are hunting crocodiles,” says a Lake Nasser fisherman who goes by the pseudonym

In late 2014 a unique hotel opened its doors in the Kafr el-Sheikh governorate. In late 2014 a unique hotel opened its doors in the Kafr el-Sheikh governorate. Designed to shelter cats and dogs while their owners are away, the hotel is considered the first of its kind in Egypt’s Middle Delta region. Some locals […]

More than five decades ago, local farmers of Sirso village at Talkha city in the Dakahlia governorate gained

In early May, Arab tribes in the North Sinai Governorate unveiled the ‘Sinai In early May, Arab tribes in the North Sinai Governorate unveiled the ‘Sinai Tribes Union’ to fight jihadists and support the Egyptian government in its fight against terrorist groups, a move sparked by the killing of three members of the well-known Tarabin […]

Human rights organisations have shone a spotlight on a series of disappearances this year, with a number of Egyptians trying to locate their sons and daughters in prisons and police stations, hampered by misinformation from the state. While the trend of disappearances is not new, observers suggest that the number of cases have risen sharply, […]

In a meeting with newspaper editors-in-chief, the Journalists Syndicate Council announced on June 8 its rejection of the continuous attack on the freedom of journalism in which state institutions, including the attorney general and the judiciary, have harassed and imprisoned journalists in an outright violation of the law and Constitution. The syndicate’s statement called for […]