Ramlet bulaq
Seminar tracks urban changes in Cairo’s Ramlet Boulaq
Life & Style
July 21, 2015
Seminar tracks urban changes in Cairo’s Ramlet Boulaq
On July 27, an urbanization and environment research organization, 10 Tooba, will present the results of its research project, tracking changes…
Ramlet Bulaq residents briefly block Corniche
Egypt
March 12, 2013
Ramlet Bulaq residents briefly block Corniche
Ramlet Bulaq residents blocked the Corniche in Cairo next to the Maspero building Tuesday evening, protesting ongoing attempts to bulldoze…
Activists and communities in need of help are finding each other
Egypt
November 11, 2012
Activists and communities in need of help are finding each other
The revolution continues, or so they say. For many, the reasons to stage a revolution remain: social inequality, police repression,…
Ramlet Bulaq slum dwellers ‘break out’
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Ramlet Bulaq slum dwellers ‘break out’
It was already past noon on Sunday, and Magdy, the general coordinator of the popular committee, is still running around…
Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference
Anwar Ramadan Abdel Latif, an outspoken member of the besieged Nile City shacks community, has been released following a dramatic…
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
Egypt
August 27, 2012
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
The shack-dwellers of Ramlet Bulaq have been hit by a wave of night-raids and arbitrary, violent arrests, say residents and…
Firsthand account: Inside Ramlet Bulaq on the day of the clashes
Egypt
August 5, 2012
Firsthand account: Inside Ramlet Bulaq on the day of the clashes
Amr Fathi is but the most recent fatality in Ramlet Bulaq, where slum dwellers have been struggling to keep their…