Mirna Abdulaal | Egyptian Streets

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New Wave of Consciousness: Inside Egypt’s Underground Hip Hop Scene
Mahraganat, or electro shaabi, is often known as the music of the masses in Egypt—a voice to...

Mirna Abdulaal October 18, 2019
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Dreams of a Safe Home: How Banati Foundation Fights Against Child Abuse in Egypt
Around 12 years ago, Heba*’s mother gave birth to her alone in the corner of a street...

Mirna Abdulaal October 10, 2019
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‘Smart Lady Africa’: The Social Platform Dedicated to Creating Women Leaders
“Only 4% of CEOs around the world are women, so what’s really happening here?” Adeagbo Funmilola tells...

Mirna Abdulaal October 7, 2019
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‘Mona5na’: the Startup Raising Egyptian Youth’s Awareness on Climate Change
“I want you to panic,” 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg told world leaders at the World Economic...

Mirna Abdulaal October 1, 2019
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What Will Palestine Be Like in 2048? Writers Turn to Sci-Fiction For Answers
When imagination meets the painful realities of the past and present, memories no longer trap the minds...

Mirna Abdulaal September 27, 2019
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‘Rosie’: The Egyptian Students Making Cheap, Eco-Friendly Sanitary Pads for Rural Women
Commonly regarded as a social taboo, menstruation is a monthly challenge for billions of girls and women...

Mirna Abdulaal September 24, 2019
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Pushing African and Arab Beauty to the World: Meet Egypt’s First Modeling Agency
In a photo captured by Rania Shereen, Egyptian model Iman El Deeb, who appeared in features of...

Mirna Abdulaal September 18, 2019
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Arts & Culture
On the Friendship Between Naguib Mahfouz and Israeli Writer Sasson Somekh
When it comes to cultural exchange between Egypt and Israel, it is usually boiled down to the...

Mirna Abdulaal September 16, 2019
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The 1943 Cairo Conference That Shaped the Global Order Post World War 2
Near the Giza pyramids at the American Ambassador to Egypt’s residency, world leaders from the US, Britain...

Mirna Abdulaal September 13, 2019
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What Was The Life of A Russian Writer in Egypt? Review of ‘Anton Chekhov and the Lady With the Little Dog’
When I first came to read the work of Anton Chekhov, I recognized that he held a...

Mirna Abdulaal September 11, 2019
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Opinion
Why Are There So Few Statues of Women in Egypt?
Most women’s rights defenders in Egypt aren’t quite preoccupied with the alarmingly low number of statues depicting...

Mirna Abdulaal September 6, 2019
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Opinion
From ‘El Ar’ to ‘Welad Rizk 2’: The Decay of Egyptian Cinema
There is a saying by American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum that goes, “the noblest art is that...

Mirna Abdulaal August 27, 2019
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‘I Want People to Think Deeply About the Human Experience’: Exclusive Interview with Reem Bassiouney
Known to have existed for almost thirty centuries, Egypt’s soul has always been deeply historical. In every...

Mirna Abdulaal August 20, 2019
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Opinion
From Monroe to Rostom: The ‘Femme Fatale’ in Hollywood and Egyptian Cinema
Shadia, Samia Gamal, Soad Hosny, Hind Rostom, and Nadia Lutfi…these are names of female actresses and dancers...

Mirna Abdulaal August 5, 2019
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The Story of Marie Assad: Environmentalist and Fighter Against Female Genital Mutilation
In a long list of influential Egyptian women who have fought ferociously for women’s rights and the...

Mirna Abdulaal July 25, 2019
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Meet Engy: Mother and Entrepreneur Empowering Egyptian Women and Mothers
“When I first gave birth, I thought my life would end at this point,” Engy Moataz tells...

Mirna Abdulaal July 22, 2019
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‘Bashkatib’: Community Media Platform Run By Young Journalists in Marginalized Areas
The idea of dialogue and storytelling in journalism has often taken a step back in the face...

Mirna Abdulaal July 14, 2019

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