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Disney celebrates its International Day in Egypt with new works for the 1st time
Culture
September 11, 2022
Disney celebrates its International Day in Egypt with new works for the 1st time
Disney Plus celebrated its day on Thursday, September 8, by presenting a wide variety of films and series, as it…
Six students wounded from Daqahlia school gunfight
Egypt
November 10, 2015
Six students wounded from Daqahlia school gunfight
Six students were wounded at a secondary school in Daqahlia's city of Mansoura after a gunfight erupted among its students. The…
French Muslim girl banned from class for wearing long skirt
Life & Style
April 29, 2015
French Muslim girl banned from class for wearing long skirt
The case of a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was banned from class twice for wearing a long black skirt seen…
Final Issue: Lifestyle reporting tends to revolve around class
Life & Style
April 25, 2013
Final Issue: Lifestyle reporting tends to revolve around class
This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you…
Whatever happened to the Brotherhood?
Opinion
December 26, 2012
Whatever happened to the Brotherhood?
In elections in late 2011, the Brotherhood secured more than 42% of the parliamentary seats and emerged as the single…
The elitism of ‘thuggery’
Opinion
July 14, 2011
The elitism of ‘thuggery’
Many studies in political science around the world tell us that the shape of a political system that is formed…
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Opinion
May 31, 2011
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Although press coverage of events in Egypt may have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period continues…
London cabs in Cairo
Life & Style
September 15, 2010
London cabs in Cairo
The landscape of Cairo transportation services has widened in the past couple of years, with yellow cabs and white taxis…
On Marina and Chavez
Opinion
August 19, 2010
On Marina and Chavez
I have not seen disparity between the rich and poor as much as I did in the South American cities…
The North Coast: The quest for exclusivity
Life & Style
August 4, 2010
The North Coast: The quest for exclusivity
Reminiscing over the past ten years of frequent trips to the strip of bright blue sea and white sand that…