In April 2014, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) accepted a complaint submitted against the Egyptian government in the case of the slaughter of Sudanese refugees in Mustafa Mahmoud Square in the Mohandessin Neighborhood of Giza in December 2005. In April 2014, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) accepted […]

The official statistics on the number of Syrian refugees in Egypt are contradictory, but they do not exceed a quarter million, spread throughout the cities of the 6th of October, Mansoura and Alexandria. Most of them are capital owners or merchants who transferred their business from Syria to Egypt. These are the ones who remained […]

In 1953, there were numerous waves of asylum seekers to the Republic of Egypt, starting with Palestinians. The war of 1948 and the establishment of Israel were major reasons behind free officers taking power in 1952 and declaring the establishment of the Palestinian Republic. During the 1950s and 1960s, Egypt witnessed the arrival of a […]

Starting in 2011, Syrians flocked to Egypt in large numbers. Many were already part of the middle and upper middle classes in Syria, and had moderate savings in tow. They came to Egypt with business plans. As Cairo’s suburban 6th of October City grew, Syrian shops and restaurants became a fundamental part of the city’s […]

By Nehal El-Sherif and Jihad Abaza Did you know? By Nehal El-Sherif and Jihad Abaza Did you know? The art of tattoos goes way back in Egypt. “In the old days, they tattooed areas over some bones to heal the pain temporarily, or at that time they believed it would heal them permanently,” says Ghada […]

Today it is ten years since I began working as a journalist. But ever since I was a child, I was fascinated by the profession. I used to listen attentively to my father’s stories about my journalist grandparents. The decision was crucial when I watched the character of Athar El-Hakim, the reckless adventurous journalist who […]

I was very hesitatant to write about my experience in journalism. I thought about not doing it. How can we write about the behind-the-scenes stage of writing, about what happens before texts are published on websites and magazines, about the profession’s secrets which we are keen to keep from readers? How can we reveal our […]

Since August this year, the Ministry of Awqaf (MoA – Egypt’s Ministry of Religious Affairs), posted the following warning for religious sermon leaders – imams – on its website: “The Ministry of Awqaf emphasizes the need for all imams to comply with the prescribed Friday sermon or at least its main theme, and to read […]

A. Muhammad “I left Egypt and traveled to South Korea last month after being frequently pursued by security forces, especially since I had taken part in several demonstrations, hoping to topple the unjust regime. Unfortunately, after the counter-revolution prevailed and youths were being constrained and pursued, living in Egypt became very difficult,” says A. Muhammad, […]

Ramadan Mohammed, 59, a state official, never thought he could profit so much from his waste. Ramadan used to dispose of solid waste items like cans, plastics and cardboard at a trash container near his home. But when a strange wooden store appeared below his house, Ramadan began to wonder what it was selling: when […]