xenophobia

Update: Officials pull ad warning Egyptians against talking to foreigners
Egypt

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Egypt's state TV has withdrawn an ad urging citizens to be wary of foreigners who could be spies in disguise,…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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…
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