An irrigation water crisis in Fayoum’s villages, especially in the Etsa and Tamiya districts, has damaged this season’s wheat harvest, according to farmers. Officials deny the existence of a water crisis and accuse farmers of random attempts at reclamation. Irrigation with wastewater An irrigation water crisis in Fayoum’s villages, especially in the Etsa and Tamiya […]

Dakhla Oasis in Qasr Village, one of the oldest archaeological villages in New Valley Governorate, 600 kilometers southwest of Cairo, was recently flooded with sewage water; damaging residents’ homes and drowning the beloved Oasis heritage museum. [ibimage==6480==Small_Image==none==self==null] Flooded mill wheels in front of the museum  “The oasis’ heritage has been lost due to extinction and […]

The Interactive School Tablet, (ISTab) designed by a group of engineering students at Mansoura University, has won second prize in Injaz Egypt’s Scientific Achievement Competition. Injaz Egypt, an educational NGO, awarded the ten-member team L.E. 50,000 ($8,000) for the first Egyptian tablet used only for educational purposes. “The project is a tablet allocated for learning […]

Amal Safati’s family did not approve of her lifelong dream of being a dancer. But once her father saw her perform with the Beheira Folk Dance Group, he understood that his daughter was not going to become a belly dancer, rather a folk dancer with the 49-year-old Beheira troupe that had performed in several international […]

Photos, words, faces and places that have surfaced during official events in the past few days are reminiscent of other photos, words, faces, and places behind the paradox that summarizes the substantial challenge for Egyptians in restoring and completing their revolution. Photos, words, faces and places that have surfaced during official events in the past […]

As Egypt continues to struggle with political and economic challenges since the 2011 revolution, examples of other countries can provide ideas for a way out of the slump.  In Brazil, under former President Lula da Silva, the economy, which was suffering similar symptoms to Egypt’s, if not worse, managed within eight years to rank sixth […]

Although people of Kafer Bateekh in Dumyat Governorate (100 kilometers north of Cairo) are known for their high incomes— generated from the furniture and candy industries— they have a surprising additional and lucrative source of income: weddings and circumcision parties. For decades, the city residents have been accustomed to organizing weddings where gifts take the […]

Only 22 acres have remained of the ancient hill which is eight meters higher than the neighboring village, after the government took 55 acres to build its institutions: two schools, a football stadium and a wastewater treatment plant on the ancient city under the hill. Only 22 acres have remained of the ancient hill which […]

Like other parts of Egypt, the touristic Red Sea Governorate has experienced a diesel fuel shortage, which has led to a crisis in the tourism sector.  Due to the lack of fuel, tourist agencies have had to cut down on the number of excursions to historical sites from Hurghada to both Cairo and Luxor. Additionally, […]

Despite a 2010 Supreme Court decision to keep Egypt’s universities free from government security, continued  post-revolution chaos has led to demands for the return of government security apparatuses on campuses. “Campus security must return to stop students’ physical and verbal violence against professors when they get low marks or due to high prices of material […]