Samir Shalabi

Samir Shalabi is an urban researcher based in Alexandria. He previously worked as senior writer for Egyptian Streets and editor at al-Masry al-Youm's English-language edition Egypt Independent.

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Arts & Culture
The Alexandrian Sketcher: Young Architect Fights to Document City’s Cultural Legacy
In a noisy café in downtown Alexandria built in the early 1920s, Mohamed Gohar, a cultural heritage...

Samir Shalabi 30 January 2018
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Tasting the City: Exploring Koshary in Alexandria
There are myriad of ways to learn about and experience a city. One can read its history,...

Samir Shalabi 18 January 2018
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Three Buildings Collapse in Cairo Leaving 2 Dead Amid Growing Housing Demand
In the latest of the all too frequent tragedies relating to Egypt’s housing sector, three residential buildings...

Samir Shalabi 15 December 2017
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North Sinai Sawarka Tribe Asks to Fight Alongside Egyptian Army Against Militants
In the wake of the gruesome attack on a mosque in the Bir al-Abd village in North...

Samir Shalabi 4 December 2017
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Exploring Layers of Egyptian Society Through Local Audio Journalism
A few weeks ago during my weekly commute between Cairo and Alexandria, I eavesdropped on a conversation...

Samir Shalabi 1 December 2017
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Life on Cairo Rooftops: Exhibit Goes Beyond the Satellite Dishes
In parallel with the week-long Egyptian-French forum ‘Making the Sustainable City’, bringing together a host of local and...

Samir Shalabi 28 November 2017
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New Campaign Seeks to Make Egypt’s Streets More Accessible for the Disabled
Navigating Egypt’s public spaces can be a difficult task for anyone living in a place like Cairo....

Samir Shalabi 3 November 2017
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Arts & Culture
Up-Close with Voices from Egypt’s Contemporary Art Scene
It is sometimes said that the role of artists is to attempt to express what their society...

Samir Shalabi 1 November 2017
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Arts & Culture
Inside the Historic House Museum of Gamal Abdel Nasser
Surrounded by a freshly-mowed lawn and a high wall in a serene area of the Manshiyat el-Bakry...

Samir Shalabi 11 October 2017
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Population Growth Egypt’s ‘Biggest Challenge’: Prime Minister
The rapid growth of Egypt’s population will become the main challenge facing the country, Prime Minister Sherif...

Samir Shalabi 3 October 2017
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World Bank to Triple Funding to Egypt to $US 1 Billion, Focus on Renewable Energy
The World Bank’s private sector lending branch of the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) has announced plans to...

Samir Shalabi 1 October 2017
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Despite Obstacles Egypt Economic Reforms On Track: IMF
Amid surging inflation and many Egyptians finding it difficult to make ends meet, the International Monetary Fund...

Samir Shalabi 27 September 2017
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Historic Alexandria Villa Demolished Amid Continued Erasure of City’s Cultural Heritage
After years of rumors, negotiations and objections, Alexandrians awoke on September 19 to the news that the...

Samir Shalabi 26 September 2017
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Arts & Culture
Egyptian Icon Oum Kulthum Featured in New Film Screened at Venice Film Festival
Looking for Oum Kulthum, a new film revolving around the life and work of the renowned Egyptian...

Samir Shalabi 24 September 2017
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Meet the Egyptian Astronaut Candidate Enrolled in a NASA-Supported Program
Ahmed Farid is one of three Egyptians enrolled in the NASA-supported project PoSSUM (Polar Suborbital Science in...

Samir Shalabi 15 May 2016
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Egypt’s Ain Shams University Launches Unit To Combat Sexual Harassment
Ain Shams University inaugurated on Monday its first unit to combat sexual harassment, under the auspices of...

Samir Shalabi 12 April 2016
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Mahalla Textile Workers Strike Demanding Overdue Salaries
Textile workers at the Nile Cotton Ginning Company (NCGC) in Mahalla al-Kobra, located in the Nile Delta,...

Samir Shalabi 5 April 2016

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