Egyptian Streets

Same Textbook for Muslim and Christian Students in Schools Despite Opposition

In an effort to combat religious extremism in Egypt, the Ministry of Religious Endowments plans on introducing a new academic textbook to be used...

Jana Bou MatarMay 25, 2018

Buzz

British Embassy Staff Wanders Islamic Cairo In Tuk-Tuk

Egyptian StreetsMay 24, 2018

News

Tourism Revenues Jump 83.3 percent to $US2.2 billion In Q1 Of 2018: Reuters

Egyptian StreetsMay 24, 2018

Politics and Society

#AnaKaman: How #MeToo Has Helped Egyptian and Middle Eastern Women Break The Silence

Jana Bou MatarMay 24, 2018

Arts & Culture

Italian Police Forces Seize Stolen Egyptian Artifacts in Naples

Egyptian StreetsMay 23, 2018

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News
Same Textbook for Muslim and Christian Students in Schools Despite Opposition
In an effort to combat religious extremism in Egypt, the Ministry of Religious Endowments plans on introducing...

Jana Bou Matar May 25, 2018
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News
Tourism Revenues Jump 83.3 percent to $US2.2 billion In Q1 Of 2018: Reuters
The revenues of Egypt’s tourism sector have pivotally jumped 83.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018...

Egyptian Streets May 24, 2018
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Arts & Culture
Italian Police Forces Seize Stolen Egyptian Artifacts in Naples
For the second time in May, stolen Egyptian artifacts were seized in Europe, particularly in Naples, Italy,...

Egyptian Streets May 23, 2018
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News
Reports of Activist Wael Abbas ‘Arrest’ Circulate Online
Wael Abbas, a prominent Egyptian activist and blogger, has been reportedly arrested, as he wrote via his...

Egyptian Streets May 23, 2018

Buzz

British Embassy Staff Wanders Islamic Cairo In Tuk-Tuk

The British ambassador to Egypt John Casson shared a video on his Twitter account of the embassy...

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Arts & Culture
Italian Police Forces Seize Stolen Egyptian Artifacts in Naples
For the second time in May, stolen Egyptian artifacts were seized in Europe, particularly in Naples, Italy,...

Egyptian Streets May 23, 2018
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Arts & Culture
Former Egyptian Museum Official Suspected of Artifact Theft
It has been ordered by the Administrative Prosecution that the former head of the fifth department of...

Victoria Woods May 16, 2018
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Arts & Culture
‘Yomeddine’ Becomes the First Egyptian Film to be Nominated for Cannes Main Competition
Yomeddine, also known as ‘Judgement Day’, receives distinctive recognition during the annual Cannes Film Festival. The...

Sabah Khodir May 15, 2018
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Arts & Culture
Roman Temple Remains Dating to Emperor Antoninus Pius Unearthed Near Siwa
In what is proving to be a fruitful year for ancient Egyptian archaeology, the Ministry of Antiquities...

Sara Ahmed May 11, 2018

Opinion

America is Grey-Blind: When I’m Here, I’m Black

Let’s just get this out of the way in the beginning, the best thing about America is...

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Cairo Cycling Geckos: Cycle To Feed The Poor, Support Refugees
In recent years, it has become quite common to come across females riding bikes in Cairo streets,...

Egyptian Streets May 22, 2018
Feature
Atheists in Muslim Majority Countries: Between Inclusion and Exclusion
Authoritarian regimes and religious institutions in the Muslim majority world see eye-to-eye on the topic of atheism. United by their fear of losing control over their populations and their desire for conformity, consecutive governments have pushed for unfair restrictions on their subjects’ beliefs since their inception. But even in society, non-belief remains...

Hakim Charles Khatib May 15, 2018
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TEDxCairoUniversity in Action to Inspire Change
TEDxCairoUniversity has unleashed its events on April 28 as part of its fourth event titled ‘Metanoia’ hosting...

Egyptian Streets April 28, 2018
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When Did Violence Against Women Become Funny?
The key problem with abusive relationships is that the victim is usually not aware that the relationship...

Toqa Ezzidin April 18, 2018

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Egyptian Woman Beats Taxi Driver Who Sexually Harassed Her

A video of a woman beating a taxi driver after he allegedly placed his hand on her leg...

Photo Essays

In Photos: Mannequin Making Workshop in Egypt’s Qanater al-Khairia

A casual trip to downtown Cairo, you’ll see an abundance of mannequins wearing colourful clothes behind glass windows...

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Ride-Hailing Application ‘Careem’ Announces Breach in Customer Data
The popular ride-hailing app, Careem, has revealed that a hacker accessed its data in January, meaning that...

Egyptian Streets April 24, 2018
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Technology
Swvl Raises $8M, Largest Series A Round for an Egyptian Tech Startup
Swvl, the Egyptian-made app-based mass transportation platform closed a $US 8 million Series A investment round led...

Seif Ghallab April 23, 2018
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Technology
Egyptian Startup ‘Contenyou’ Merges Technology with Storytelling to Grow Businesses
Information is now one click away; the world of internet is making access to online content easy,...

Egyptian Streets April 5, 2018
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News
First Egyptian-Manufactured Smartphone Ready for Pre-Order
Egypt’s first manufactured smartphone has announced the opening of the preordering celebrating the Nile X smartphone made in...

Egyptian Streets January 2, 2018

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Reports of Activist Wael Abbas ‘Arrest’ Circulate Online
Wael Abbas, a prominent Egyptian activist and blogger, has been reportedly arrested, as he wrote via his...

Egyptian Streets May 23, 2018
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Feature
Cairo Cycling Geckos: Cycle To Feed The Poor, Support Refugees
In recent years, it has become quite common to come across females riding bikes in Cairo streets,...

Egyptian Streets May 22, 2018
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Buzz
Drug Dealer Accidentally Parks Truck Filled With Cannabis Outside of Police Station
In what can only be described as the most unpredictable win on the current war on drugs,...

Sabah Khodir May 22, 2018
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Reviews
A Young Egyptian Woman’s Experience traveling Solo Through Tunisia
Travelling to Tunisia was a childhood dream of mine. The land and people have always intrigued me,...

Farah Hallaba May 22, 2018
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Opinion
America is Grey-Blind: When I’m Here, I’m Black
Let’s just get this out of the way in the beginning, the best thing about America is...

Nehal Elmeligy May 21, 2018
News
Imbaba Community Hub for Women and Girls Inaugurated in Partnership with USAID
The Giza Governor General, Mohamed Kamal el-Daly and US Deputy Chief of Mission, Dorothy Shea, inaugurated the first community hub for women and girls in Imbaba on Sunday, according to an official statement by the US Embassy in Cairo. The community zone is considered to be one of the first and few...

Nayrouz Talaat May 21, 2018
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TripAdvisor Rates Hurghada Among World’s Top Tourist Destinations in 2018
The TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2018 have been announced, with Hurghada coming in at number 21 on...

Victoria Woods May 20, 2018
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Cairo Given Hope of Becoming a Green, Bike-Friendly City, Thanks to New Initiative
Egypt’s oldest social change incubator, Nahdet al-Mahrousa, has launched a new initiative in May, titled “Sekketak Khadra”...

Victoria Woods May 20, 2018
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News
First Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of UK Gives Prayer at Royal Wedding
Anba Angaelos, the first Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London who represents Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church in the...

Victoria Woods May 20, 2018
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Politics and Society
Parliament Amends Inheritance Laws to Tackle Gender Discrimination
Like many women of her generation, Samia Medhat, a housekeeper for many New Cairo villas, says that...

Sara Mohamed May 19, 2018
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International
Egypt Keeping Rafah Border Opened Entire Ramadan Month
Following the tragic killings of the Palestinian protesters earlier this week, President Abdel Fattah Sisi ordered that...

Sara Ahmed May 18, 2018
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Buzz
Mo Salah’s Boots Put on Display at British Museum
Among the statues of ancient pharaohs, tomb paintings, and mummies is to be found a pair of...

Victoria Woods May 18, 2018