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Youth are quarter of Egypt’s population, and half of them are poor
Egypt
August 12, 2012
Youth are quarter of Egypt’s population, and half of them are poor
Young people represent 24.3 percent of Egypt’s population, and slightly over half of them are impoverished, according to the Central…
The veil, the chair and the virtue police
Life & Style
January 8, 2012
The veil, the chair and the virtue police
The role of religion in defining the relationship between citizens and the state has for some time been mainly limited…
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Fury over young activist publishing nude self-portrait
In an unprecedented move, a young Egyptian female on Sunday dared to publish a nude self-portrait, along with other nude…
Arab Women’s Association forms political party
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Arab Women’s Association forms political party
The Arab Women's Association submitted an application on Sunday for the formation of a political party, to be named the…
Gender revolution hits Arab world in ‘The Source’
Cinema/TV
May 21, 2011
Gender revolution hits Arab world in ‘The Source’
Cannes, France - In a remote village in North Africa, women use the only weapon they have - sex -…
Gender and security: The Cairo Photo Marathon begins
Art news
January 15, 2011
Gender and security: The Cairo Photo Marathon begins
Despite an ominous weather forecast and unusually gloomy morning skies, Saturday’s Cairo Photo Marathon proceeded as scheduled, with a small…
Sexual harassement on the map
Egypt
August 27, 2010
Sexual harassement on the map
Two boys jumped in the women-only metro carriage, spat in the face of a passenger and yelled offensive phrases before…
Reem Bassiouny: on love and pistachios
Books
July 20, 2010
Reem Bassiouny: on love and pistachios
After graduating from Alexandria University with a degree in English Literature, novelist and professor of sociolinguistics Reem Bassiouney completed her…
I will stifle it!
Art news
July 10, 2010
I will stifle it!
As we, the actors and actresses of the Bussy play were on stage for our curtain call, our director stepped…