marginalization

French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights: U.N. panel
World

French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights: U.N. panel

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Committee said on Tuesday that France’s ban on the niqab, the full-face Islamic…
Abandoned by the system, Egypt’s farmers suffer discrimination, violence and poverty
Environment

Abandoned by the system, Egypt’s farmers suffer discrimination, violence and poverty

On 11September, Egypt celebrated Farmer’s Day. But the dire straits in which many farmers find themselves call for anything but…
The poor’s quandary falls on deaf ears
Opinion

The poor’s quandary falls on deaf ears

In one week, I heard these words from two taxi drivers: “I can either put food on the table or…
The revival of Al Salam Canal, supposed to develop Sinai
Environment

The revival of Al Salam Canal, supposed to develop Sinai

Al Salam Canal project was planned to be the main artery for development in the Sinai Peninsula, representing Egypt's strategic…
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Environment

Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’

Habib Ayeb is a Tunisian geographer and professor at the American University in Cairo’s Social Research Center. His domain of…
Blog: “We shall be victorious”
Egypt

Blog: “We shall be victorious”

A long night of reporting about the Maspero violence that claimed 28 lives on 9 October ended with a heavy…
African diplomats in Egypt complain of marginalization
Egypt

African diplomats in Egypt complain of marginalization

Ambassadors from African states, at a meeting with representatives of the Egyptian foreign and interior ministries on Thursday, complained of…
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