Life & Society
The journey of thousands of Egyptians toward Europe, by desert, by dinghy, or by the hands of smugglers, remains treacherous amid tightened European controls, North African enforcement, and worsening risks at sea. Egypt is currently a source country, transit hub for other nationalities, and a recruitment ground for smuggling networks, in coastal provinces and desert towns. Economic stagnation, rising unemployment, and political pressures that limit legal avenues for migration have pushed some Egyptians and refugees to seek irregular passage. Between…
