Norhan Elhakeem

Solving the electricity crisis
Business

Solving the electricity crisis

It’s the brightest time of the year for Muslims worldwide, but in Egypt, residents are celebrating Ramadan amidst nationwide government-implemented…
Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor
Business

Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor

A recent Ministry of Finance report revealed positive GDP indicators for the financial year 2009/10, but critics maintain that these…
Bus driver kills 6 in random act of violence
Egypt

Bus driver kills 6 in random act of violence

Giza police have detained and are currently investigating 46-year-old bus driver Mahmoud Taha Swellem, who opened fire on a bus…
Egypt: A ‘failed state’?
Egypt

Egypt: A ‘failed state’?

Egypt is a "failed state" according to US magazine Foreign Policy (FP)'s 2010 Failed States Index (FSI), which appeared in…
Police brutality in Egypt: The outcome of a missing democracy
Egypt

Police brutality in Egypt: The outcome of a missing democracy

In one of his acts, Egyptian stand-up comedian George Azmy satirically mocks Egyptian culture and lifestyle. With time, he says,…
Beneath the galabiya: Intersex operations in Assiut
Egypt

Beneath the galabiya: Intersex operations in Assiut

Assiut--In the realm of sexual taboos in Egypt, the issue of "intersex individuals"--or those born with "ambiguous genitalia"--is certainly somewhere…
Q&A with A Fula’s Call: The musical outcome of globalization
Art news

Q&A with A Fula’s Call: The musical outcome of globalization

Afro-Jazz fusion Dutch band A Fula's Call, in town for this weekend's Artbeat Festival, are in some ways, living proof…
Egyptian-Israeli couples: Victims of discrimination or security threats?
Egypt

Egyptian-Israeli couples: Victims of discrimination or security threats?

A self-described "beach boy" leading a quiet life in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Messawa has found himself at the center of…
Introducing conditional cash transfers to Egypt’s poor
Egypt

Introducing conditional cash transfers to Egypt’s poor

Assiut--Residents of Rifa village on the outskirts of Assiut rely on seasonal harvests of crops for their income. The inconsistency…
Awakening the past: Villagers forced to relocate dead loved ones
Egypt

Awakening the past: Villagers forced to relocate dead loved ones

Akhmim village, Sohag-- Two women, clad in black, and a young girl are kneeling over a pile of burning paper…
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