Egyptian Streets

An Evolution of Egypt’s National Anthem

Egypt is a mosaic of history: refined and kaleidoscopic, deliberate in its culture and enduring in its nature. For centuries, Egyptians have flown many...

Mona Abdou27 May 2022

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‘Nisr’ the Griffon Vulture is Safe and Soaring in Egyptian Skies

Marina Makary26 May 2022

Arts & Culture

Decolonizing the Ear: Halem El-Dabh Captured the Homegrown Sounds of Egypt

Mirna Abdulaal26 May 2022

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Egypt’s National Strategy for Climate Change 2050 Ahead of COP27

Marina Makary25 May 2022

Arts & Culture

The Villa of the Birds: Alexandria’s Hidden Treasure

Farah Rafik25 May 2022

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News
Egyptian Media Mogul Mohamed El Amin Sentenced to 3 Years for Human Trafficking
Egyptian media mogul and businessman Mohamed El Amin has been sentenced on Monday, May 23 to three...

Egyptian Streets 24 May 2022
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Egyptian Superstar Mo Salah Wins Premier League Golden Boot and Playmaker Award
Liverpool Football Club’s ‘Egyptian King’, Mohamed Salah, has won the English Premier League’s (EPL) Golden Boot and...

Shereif Barakat 22 May 2022
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No Cases of Monkeypox Reported in Egypt: Preventive Medicine Sector
Head of the Preventive Medicine Sector at the Ministry of Health, Amr Kandil, denied the existence of...

Egyptian Streets 22 May 2022
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Egypt Reaches Water Poverty Stage: Local Development Minister
Image Credit: Terrazzo/Flickr Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, General Mahmoud Shaarawy, declared on 20 May that Egypt...

Shereif Barakat 21 May 2022

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An Evolution of Egypt’s National Anthem

Egypt is a mosaic of history: refined and kaleidoscopic, deliberate in its culture and enduring in its...

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Arts & Culture
Decolonizing the Ear: Halem El-Dabh Captured the Homegrown Sounds of Egypt
If only the present reality exists, and if we can only see and experience the present reality,...

Mirna Abdulaal 26 May 2022
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Arts & Culture
The Villa of the Birds: Alexandria’s Hidden Treasure
Beyond clusters of ancient ruins and cracks in fine masonry, there is a place that echoes with...

Farah Rafik 25 May 2022
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Arts & Culture
A World of Vocal Artistry: Egypt’s Famous Opera Singers
With voices that soar and grace that emanates, sopranos occupy a powerful place on stage – from...

Farah Rafik 24 May 2022
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Arts & Culture
Alexandria’s Al-Montaza: An Escape into Egypt’s Royal Past
Coasting the sea, the Montaza Palaces rip into the sky; the wind is unshackled, swells of greenery...

Mona Abdou 24 May 2022

Opinion

Tales of Eclipse: the Lost (Foreign) Women of Luxor

“Prostitute!” “Bitch!” “Give me my money, bitch!” “You come to the police station NOW!” You never leave!”...

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Travel for Impact: How This Egyptian Platform Encourages Community-Based Tourism
Travelers do not just enter towns or cities with their luggage, cameras, passport and other travel essentials,...

Mirna Abdulaal 24 May 2022
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Arts & Culture
King of the Mamlūks: Al-Zahir Baybars
Mornings are riper in Aleppo; vibrant with the afterglow of victory. Baybars basks in it, but remains...

Mona Abdou 17 May 2022
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Feature
‘Black Milk’ Book Review: On the Fragility and Darkness of Womanhood
Freedom needs space to move, French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir once observed. In the case of women...

Mirna Abdulaal 13 May 2022
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Feature
Fashion Struggles of Being a Plus-Sized Woman in Egypt
Attempting to lock in a soirée dress for her upcoming event, Omnia Medhat ventured into a shop...

Marina Makary 12 May 2022

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Hassan Allam Utilities: Innovating Green Business in Egypt

The second episode of the International Finance Corporation‘s series ‘#IFCinConversation’ features the CEO of Hassan Allam Utilities...

In Photos

In Photos: Egyptian Fishermen Casting Nets from Dusk until Dawn

Along the riverbanks of the Nile and the stretches of the many-colored seas, there are fishermen who...

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Business & Technology
A Look Into Egypt’s Peaceful Nuclear Philosophy
Egypt’s history with atomic power is sparse and scattered across its modern years. As scientists, Egyptians have...

Mona Abdou 21 April 2022
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Business & Technology
Greatest Delivered: talabat Joins Forces with Cristiano Ronaldo
For many Egyptians, stumbling upon bright-orange talabat billboards featuring Cristiano Ronaldo has become a daily happening. With...

Egyptian Streets 7 April 2022
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The Mystery of the Arabic Typewriter
From ink to paper, the story of the Arabic typewriter is puzzling; a story of two worlds...

Farah Rafik 19 March 2022
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Arts & Culture
The Changing Tides of Jewelry Trends in Egypt
An ever-changing representation of a person’s character, jewelry is the perfect teller of art and personal expression....

Farah Rafik 14 March 2022

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Arts & Culture
A Rebel Painter with a Cause: Injy Efflatoun
In Inji Efflatoun’s life, there were long talks of leaked dreams, where freedom plastered every tongue, and...

Farah Rafik 23 April 2022
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Connecting Hearts: How Coptic Orphans Redefines the Role of the Egyptian Diaspora
“It all began after a single trip to Egypt, which helped create Coptic Orphans. Imagine if every...

Mirna Abdulaal 23 April 2022
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In Photos: The Majesty of Aswan’s Botanical Gardens
To many, Aswan is a desert landscape: restless winds and traveling dunes, Nile waters lapping at just-green,...

Mona Abdou 22 April 2022
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Arts & Culture
Lingering Over Luxor: Egypt’s Hot Air Ballon Culture
“Rumors flew thick and fast among the Egyptians that the French were going to raise a giant,...

Mona Abdou 22 April 2022
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Opinion
Fear is a City that Copts Inhabit
It’s 2010: armed men exchange gunfire, rocks and Molotov cocktails are tossed, and deafening silence inhabits our...

Farah Rafik 21 April 2022
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Business & Technology
A Look Into Egypt’s Peaceful Nuclear Philosophy
Egypt’s history with atomic power is sparse and scattered across its modern years. As scientists, Egyptians have...

Mona Abdou 21 April 2022
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Feature
Seeking Happily-Ever-Afters: Arranged Marriages in Egypt
“You’re not going to leave this wedding without a bride,” was how Mohamed Saeed was greeted upon...

Marina Makary 20 April 2022
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News
Egyptian TikTok Influencer Haneen Hossam Sentenced to 3 years in Prison
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Egyptian TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam, convicted of human trafficking, to 3 years in...

Egyptian Streets 20 April 2022
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Azhar Imam Condemns Restrictions on Non-Muslims During Ramadan
The Azhar Imam, Ahmed al-Tayeb, condemned the restrictions imposed on non-Muslims during the holy month of...

Farah Rafik 19 April 2022
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Arts & Culture
Beyond Ramadan: the Practice of Fasting Across Religions
For centuries, people have practised abstinence from the comforts and pleasures of everyday life as a way...

Ibrahim Abdou 19 April 2022
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Arts & Culture
Uncovering the Fayyoum Mummy Portraits
Tucked in the Fayyoum basin area were human portraits that melded the Roman and Egyptian cultures into...

Farah Rafik 19 April 2022
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News
Countdown to COP27: Examining Seven of Egypt’s Grandest Green Projects
In the build-up to COP27, the world’s biggest annual climate change conference taking place in Egypt in...

Shereif Barakat 19 April 2022