xenophobia
Update: Officials pull ad warning Egyptians against talking to foreigners
Egypt
June 9, 2012
Update: Officials pull ad warning Egyptians against talking to foreigners
Egypt's state TV has withdrawn an ad urging citizens to be wary of foreigners who could be spies in disguise,…
Violent Tel Aviv demo against African migrants
World
May 24, 2012
Violent Tel Aviv demo against African migrants
Violence broke out as several hundred people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night against the sizeable community of African…
Authorities release Australian journalist, US student
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Authorities release Australian journalist, US student
Authorities have released an Australian journalist and an American student who were detained on suspicion they had distributed cash to…
A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking
Egypt
December 26, 2011
A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking
I was detained by the military at around 7 pm last Tuesday for walking home. I must have been walking…
British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools
Egypt
December 14, 2011
British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools
The British-based Impact-SE Research Center has criticized school curricula in Egypt and called on authorities to update them in order…
Current climate of xenophobia has deep roots
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Current climate of xenophobia has deep roots
As military police and Central Security Forces dragged a handful of activists out of Tahrir Square on 1 August, during…
Unleashed by the old regime, xenophobia persists
Egypt
July 18, 2011
Unleashed by the old regime, xenophobia persists
Amira Mikhail, half Egyptian and half American, has lived in Egypt for the majority of her life but, as she…
Foreign residents become tense amid rising xenophobia in Egypt
Egypt
February 6, 2011
Foreign residents become tense amid rising xenophobia in Egypt
“We were waiting for our [food] order when a jeep with some soldiers drove down the avenue without spotting us,…