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Beneath the galabiya: Intersex operations in Assiut

Beneath the galabiya: Intersex operations in Assiut

Assiut--In the realm of sexual taboos in Egypt, the issue of "intersex individuals"--or those born with "ambiguous genitalia"--is certainly somewhere…
ElBaradei meets leftist supporters

ElBaradei meets leftist supporters

Since his return to Egypt, Mohamed ElBaradei's efforts to build a popular consensus around political reform have captivated the Egyptian…
Nazif: “People have a right to demonstrate”

Nazif: “People have a right to demonstrate”

In an interview on 9 June with prominent journalist Lamis el-Hadidi on her show "From the Heart of Egypt", Prime Minister…
Egyptian-Israeli couples: Victims of discrimination or security threats?

Egyptian-Israeli couples: Victims of discrimination or security threats?

A self-described "beach boy" leading a quiet life in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Messawa has found himself at the center of…
Papal stance on divorce ignites debate among Copts

Papal stance on divorce ignites debate among Copts

Coptic divorcee Hani Wasfi has raised a lawsuit against the Coptic Church’s refusal to allow him to remarry. Wasfi won…
World newspapers: Egypt opens Rafah to calm Egyptian anger

World newspapers: Egypt opens Rafah to calm Egyptian anger

President Hosni Mubarak’s decision to open the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip for an indefinite period…
Detained Sinai activists remain in limbo

Detained Sinai activists remain in limbo

After new amendments to Egypt’s Emergency law that pledged the release of all detainees except those who were being kept…
Google, Microsoft: No law in Egypt on storing user data

Google, Microsoft: No law in Egypt on storing user data

Microsoft and Google both say Egypt has no legislation obliging social networks and internet search engines to delete users' data…
Q&A with Hizbullah’s Sheikh Naim Qasim: Israel ‘not ready’ for regional war

Q&A with Hizbullah’s Sheikh Naim Qasim: Israel ‘not ready’ for regional war

Sheikh Naim Qasim, vice-general secretary of Lebanese resistance movement Hizbullah, is well known for his composure and wisdom. Despite his…
Thursday’s news: Israeli drills, Brotherhood speaks

Thursday’s news: Israeli drills, Brotherhood speaks

Al-Ahram leads with a report on social security. The headline points out the “increase in the amount of underprivileged families…
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