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Over a year after the revolution: the injured speak out
Mennatullah Ahmed continues to recieve treatment for the injuries she sustained during the 2011 uprising against Mubarak’s ruleHassan Ibrahim / DNE After transferring her from a room with five other...
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The underground world of the Metro
Crowds fill the platforms at Sayedda Zeinab Metro stationHassan Ibrahim / DNE From above ground the steps seem unremarkable, an entrance to an everyday public transport system, but as passengers...
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Luxor: Rediscover Egypt’s jewel of the Nile
Incomparable view of Medinet Habu during a balloon rideSarah Loat By Sarah Loat As the searing heat of the Egyptian sun releases its grip on Luxor a little, now is the perfect season to venture back...
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No Longer Forgotten
Al Hussein Mosque at Al AzharHassan Ibrahim Shi’ia Islam in Egypt: Going to Sayedna Al-Hussein Mosque, you need to prepare yourself for a spiritual journey. It is the mosque where the noble head of...
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Khula: the last resort?
Women filing khula lawsuits are motivated by abuse “He broke my arm hitting me with acoat hanger,” said M. Unable to find any help when injured, M went to a hospital alone, where she stayed for 15...
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Assiut and its surrounding beauty
Main gateway into the Al-Muharraq monasteryOmar El-Adl / DNE Less than 400 kilometers to the south of Cairo, the city of Assiut graces the Nile in the middle of Upper Egypt. Well worth a visit, we...
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Trafficking in lies
Criminal networks traffic people to Egyptian households who demand their labourAFP Photo By Michael Fox Conservative members of parliament have argued that human trafficking does not exist in Egypt...
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Refuge for refugees
Sandra Tombe with Peter Robbins, former Lacrosse coach at Dunn School By Brooke Comer St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS) is housed in an unassuming stone church in the Ramses area of Cairo. The...
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The nationalisation of Egypt’s civil society
The Constituent Assembly met with representatives from NGOsHassan Ibrahim Civil society organisations (CSOs) have a history in Egypt that dates back to the 1800s. CSOs form the broader umbrella group...
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Children with disabilities: a struggle to cope
Courtesy of the Child’s Dream Centre “I wish that one day my son will walk,” said Om Mahmoud, mother of a disabled child. In the village of Kafr Hakim some parents are unable to provide proper...
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The Daily News Egypt talks journalism
While writing is an individual task, the production of a newspaper is very much a team effort. Over the past several months the Daily News Egypt has worked to establish a business, a public identity,...
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Remembering Mohamed Mahmoud: The good, the bad, and the Brotherhood
Protesters face off security forces on Mohamed Mahmoud StreetHassan Ibrahim By Ahmed Aboul Enein, Basil El-Dabh, Joel Gulhane and Connor Molloy The walls of Mohamed Mahmoud are emblazoned with graffiti...
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Cairo’s place as a publishing powerhouse: all but disappeared?
The public sector heavily influences where the direction taken by the Egyptian book industryHassan Ibrahim Introduction Ask any Cairene for books and they will point you to Downtown Cairo. Any...
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The proliferation of women initiatives
“I’ve opened the floodgates.” This is the slogan that appears next to the proud face of the famous Egyptian actress, Shadia, covering the walls of buildings around Cairo. It might be meaningless to...
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Six Days with Cab Drivers in Cairo
The white cab, introduced to the streets of Cairo after 2009. (DNE/ Hassan Ibrahim) When Mamdouh El-Gendy, a business executive, got out of the cab, he kissed his car as he saw it in the service and...
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Daily News Egypt picks 10 In-Focus features
Cairo’s Downtown Coffeehouses Among the many evening time clients El-Borsa hosts activists, NGO workers and youthHassan Ibrahim By Sarah El Masry The Egyptian coffeehouse is a social venue in all...
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The Battle of the Camel: Understanding the ‘counter-revolutionaries’
Man riding a camel charges through lines of protesters near the Egyptian Museum in CarioAFP Photo Two years ago dozens of people from Nazlet El-Semman seeking to end the popular uprising that...
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Belly Dance in Egypt
Dance star Ketty performs at the summer belly dance held near the pyramids in Giza in 2003(AFP Photo / Amro Maraghi) In a nightclub in Giza, heavy drum beats can be heard as Somaya enters the hall,...
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Piracy in West Africa: A bumpy road to maritime security
Somali pirate on lookout in Somalia(AFP File Photo) By Nirit Ben-Ari For many, the phrase maritime piracy may evoke images of a one-eyed sailor drinking rum and singing obscene songs. For some...
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The African tiger that leaped out of a cage to world leadership
Mandela, the African tiger, remembered(AFP File Photo) By Newton Kanhema Conventional wisdom has it that tigers never roamed the African jungle. Indeed there are no tigers on the continent today,...
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