marginalization
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights: U.N. panel
World
October 24, 2018
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
September 16, 2012
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
August 4, 2012
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
May 21, 2012
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
April 3, 2012
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
October 31, 2011
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
September 23, 2010
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…