Throughout the past five or even six decades, Egyptian youth have suffered from severe negligence and underestimation. They have been regarded as a headache that can be cured by painkillers every now and then. But their wellbeing was not a priority, (...)
Throughout the past five or even six decades, Egyptian youth have suffered from severe negligence and underestimation. They have been regarded as a headache that can be cured by painkillers every now and then. But their wellbeing was not a priority, (...)
Ramadan Kareem. The holy month of refraining from eating and drinking, among other things, from dawn until dusk has started. Without any exaggeration, surely Ramadan in Cairo is unique, and it has a lot to say about what is happening in Egypt and (...)
Ramadan Kareem. The holy month of refraining from eating and drinking, among other things, from dawn until dusk has started. Without any exaggeration, surely Ramadan in Cairo is unique, and it has a lot to say about what is happening in Egypt and (...)
Between high hopes for an age when clean, convenient, carbon-free energy is available from nuclear energy and high fears that more nuclear plants could mean another Chernobyl or Fukushima disaster, the development of nuclear power continues.
Last (...)
When there was an outage of Facebook a few days ago, billions of people around the world came to a complete standstill. People in different parts of the planet were shocked, terrified and left in darkness, wondering about their lives without (...)
When there was an outage of Facebook a few days ago, billions of people around the world came to a complete standstill. People in different parts of the planet were shocked, terrified and left in darkness, wondering about their lives without (...)
Over the past few years, the month of March has increasingly become the month of women, their issues, their rights, or maybe the lack of them, as well as of Egyptian Mothers' Day.
The month of March also marks the beginning of spring in the (...)
Over the past few years, the month of March has increasingly become the month of women, their issues, their rights, or maybe the lack of them, as well as of Egyptian Mothers' Day.
The month of March also marks the beginning of spring in the northern (...)
It is neither a regular annual meeting, nor is it a summit made to impress, or to transgress the expected for the sake of change. The World Government Summit (WGS) held annually in Dubai in the UAE over the past seven years is a knowledge-exchange (...)
Trends on social media are changing the world. Part of that change is much-needed and long-awaited, but another part is virtual. It might be driven by real needs, but it might also be imposed by those seeking some kind of advantage or devised for (...)
Trends on social media are changing the world. Part of that change is much-needed and long-awaited, but another part is virtual. It might be driven by real needs, but it might also be imposed by those seeking some kind of advantage or devised for (...)
Growing up as a Muslim in Shubra in northern Cairo, a district with one of the largest concentrations of Egyptian Copts, and going to a convent school where the majority of students were Christians meant that I grew up in a diverse environment. (...)
The year 2018 was a much better year than the past seven when it comes to security, political turbulence and social upheaval. However, we still have a long way to go before Egypt makes it onto the Most Peaceful Countries in the World list of the (...)
If it had not been for our collective shock at the uproar surrounding the dress that actress Rania Youssef wore to the 40th edition of the recent Cairo International Film Festival, the world's media would hardly have covered it.
Had it not been for (...)
If it had not been for our collective shock at the uproar surrounding the dress that actress Rania Youssef wore to the 40th edition of the recent Cairo International Film Festival, the world's media would hardly have covered it.
Had it not been for (...)
When it comes to education in the Arab world, more is never enough. Do we need more schools? Definitely. More teachers? Absolutely. More efforts to help more girls to enroll? It goes without saying. However, we also need to explore issues such as (...)
Egypt has embarked on the long-awaited mission of regaining its identity, which is a great relief to many. But relief is not enough, and embarking on a journey does not necessarily guarantee its accomplishment. Regaining a stolen identity requires a (...)
The problems and solutions, headaches and cures, fears and hopes of millions of young people throughout the Arab world are still under the world's spotlight.
However, not all spotlights are identical. Some project a narrow and intense beam of light (...)
The problems and solutions, headaches and cures, fears and hopes of millions of young people throughout the Arab world are still under the world's spotlight.
However, not all spotlights are identical. Some project a narrow and intense beam of light (...)
The world is watching closely. Billions of people log in every morning, afternoon or evening to keep up with the news. There is hacking, data smuggling, information abuse, electronic militias, cyber-spy networks, online intelligence agents and much (...)
For the first time ever, Egypt has launched a national anti-bullying campaign in schools, with TV advertisements, bill boards and social-media materials all drawing attention to the need to tackle bullying among the country's children.
The campaign (...)
Tourism for Egypt is not just a breath of fresh air that adds a bit of revenue or a touch of elegance. Instead, it is and always will be the backbone of the Egyptian economy and the livelihood of millions of Egyptians.
Many people in Egypt have been (...)
Call it a bomb, regard it as an explosion, turn a blind eye to it or consider it as a blessing that cannot be stopped, but the end result remains the same: Egypt's population is getting out of hand.
This is a bomb that has not just been detonated. (...)
Call it a bomb, regard it as an explosion, turn a blind eye to it or consider it as a blessing that cannot be stopped, but the end result remains the same: Egypt's population is getting out of hand.
This is a bomb that has not just been detonated. (...)