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  • In 2016, Egyptian journalist and writer Ahmed Naji was imprisoned for one year, because his writing allegedly "harmed public morals". His new book "Rotten Evidence" chronicles his journey to and through prison. Darkly humorous, Naji offers vivid insights into the cruel and mundane world of Egyptian prison.
    Egypt's broken justice system

    "My approach was to joke about prison"

    In 2016, Egyptian author Ahmed Naji was imprisoned for one year, his writing allegedly "harming public morals". His new book "Rotten Evidence" chronicles his journey to and through prison. Darkly humorous, it offers vivid insights into the cruel and mundane world of Egyptian prison. Interview by Hannah El-Hitami

  • As many as 1,100 supporters of the deposed Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi (pictured) were gunned down on 14 August 2013.
    10 years after Egypt's Rabaa massacre

    Still waiting for justice

    The massacre of protesters in Cairo under Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's watch was one of the worst in modern history – and one of the best documented. But 10 years on, no-one has been held accountable. By Cathrin Schaer

  • Egypt's President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi is driven by the fear of a new uprising, says activist Sanaa Seif. In interview, she talks about the fight to release her brother Alaa Abdel Fattah – and why the West should exert more pressure.
    Exclusive: Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif

    "Egypt's regime must overcome its paranoia"

    President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi is driven by the fear of a new uprising, says activist Sanaa Seif. In interview, she talks about the fight to release her brother Alaa Abdel Fattah – and why the West should exert more pressure. Andrea Backhaus met up with her in London

  • From the south to the north of their country, more and more Egyptians – crushed under the weight of 33.9 percent annual inflation, as of March – are having to abandon once-cherished rituals of celebration and mourning.
    Economic crisis in Egypt

    Rising costs spell doom for Egyptian village traditions

    Multi-day weddings, feeding the bereaved and homemade bread are all becoming things of the past in rural Egypt, as centuries-old traditions are steadily squeezed by a punishing economic crisis

  • Abdul Fattah al-Sisi’s mismanagement has plunged the country into crisis. Both political and economic reform is needed to save it.
    Cairo's crisis

    Egypt needs democracy to fix its economy

    Sisi’s mismanagement has plunged the country into crisis. Both political and economic reform is needed to save it, writes Abdelrahman Mansour

  • The devaluation of the Egyptian pound combined with rising food prices is taking its toll on Egypt. More and more people are slipping into poverty.
    Egypt’s economic crisis

    Egyptians in dire straits

    The devaluation of the Egyptian pound combined with rising food prices is taking its toll on Egypt. More and more people are slipping into poverty. Karim El-Gawhary reports from Cairo

  • Egyptian Sufis have been on the defensive against the country's Islamists for decades. Meanwhile, interest in mysticism is growing among the young members of Cairo’s middle and upper classes.
    Sufism in Egypt

    Cairo's mystic revival

    Egyptian Sufis have been on the defensive against the country's Islamists for decades. Meanwhile, interest in mysticism is growing among the young members of Cairo’s middle and upper classes. By Marian Brehmer

  • Food prices doubled, salaries halved, banks restricting withdrawals: Egyptians now have the same problems as the Lebanese. But if things get worse here, the fallout will be far more damaging.
    Economic crisis on the Nile

    Is Egypt the 'new Lebanon'?

    Food prices doubled, salaries halved, banks restricting withdrawals: Egyptians now have the same problems as the Lebanese. But if things get worse here, the fallout will be far more damaging. By Cathrin Schaer

  • Women's rights in Egypt

    We need to talk about abortion

    Abortions are illegal in Egypt unless they are necessary to save a married woman's life. But that doesn't stop local women from having one. Egyptian society needs to acknowledge this, activists say. By Diana Hodali

  • Cars bearing old German number plates are the latest trend on the streets of Cairo. Many Egyptians regard the discarded plates as chic.
    Cairo crazy about German licence plates

    Egyptians favour the "D"

    Giessen, Eichsfeld, Kusel, Berlin – cars bearing old German number plates are the latest trend on the streets of Cairo. Many Egyptians regard the discarded plates as chic. What counts is the small "D" on blue beneath the EU circle of stars. By Johannes Sadek

  • The anthology’s various authors paint a picture of football in the Middle East, reaching far beyond the impending championships and situating the sport within the wider history of the Middle East.
    Football in the Middle East

    Freedom vs. oppression

    "Rebel Game: The Power of Football in the Middle East and the Qatar World Cup", an anthology published by Middle East researchers Jan Busse and Rene Wildangel, takes the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar as its basis for grappling with the socio-political and historical relevance of football in the Middle East. By Mirjam Schmidt

  • Holding back the tide: Egypt's second city Alexandria is building barriers to save it from rising sea-levels.
    COP27 and the Middle East

    Sinking Alexandria faces up to coming catastrophe

    Alexandria, Egypt's fabled second city and its biggest port, is in danger of disappearing below the waves within decades.

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