Norhan Elhakeem
Solving the electricity crisis
Business
August 21, 2010
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
August 6, 2010
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
July 6, 2010
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
June 30, 2010
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
June 27, 2010
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
June 14, 2010
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
June 12, 2010
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
June 10, 2010
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
May 18, 2010
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
May 15, 2010
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…