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Articles of the author Amr Kotb
Public urination: A Cairo problem
On a Saturday afternoon in downtown Cairo, the centrally located Bab Al-Louq public restroom is empty. Its three urinals, three stalls, and deafening silence are in stark contrast to the bustle of downtown, a popular hub for the town's weekenders. (...)

02 - 10 - 2014
Running against the current on Cairo's hectic streets
Cairo is one of the most overpopulated, overcrowded and polluted cities in the world. Its streets shriek with bus horns, its air reeks of car exhaust and sometimes a short walk to work can seem like an eternal struggle. Why, then, would anyone (...)

18 - 09 - 2014
Is it time for Egypt's new capital city?
In the film The Yacoubian Building, Zaki – the film's protagonist, played by Adel Imam – stumbles through Talaat Harb Square in the early hours of the morning, commanding people to come look at the "apartment buildings that used to be better than (...)

27 - 08 - 2014
Egyptian icon or traitor? ElBaradei's legacy
A year ago today, security forces dispersed the sit-ins at Rabaa Al-Adawiya and Nahda squares, resulting in the death of what conservative estimates say were over 600 people. Following this decision, Mohamed ElBaradei – Nobel laureate, former (...)

14 - 08 - 2014
Al-Sisi uses popularity for austerity
Can Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's popularity withstand the public discontent that is historically attached to an Egyptian president touching government subsidies and tax burdens? Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's recent decisions to raise energy prices and taxes on (...)

09 - 07 - 2014
Thousands celebrate in Tahrir Square for Egypt's El-Sisi
Thousands packed into Tahrir Square tonight to celebrate the official victory of former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi as the new president of Egypt. Prior to the official announcement of the election's results – stating that El-Sisi won nearly 97 (...)

03 - 06 - 2014
'Against You' campaign marches against El-Sisi's candidacy
Deddak (Arabic for 'Against You'), a campaign urging Egyptians not to vote for former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, held a march on Monday between Cairo's Agouza and Zamalek districts. Although the march was only attended by tens, it began with (...)

19 - 05 - 2014
AUC students hold forum over colleague's 5-year prison sentences
Students at the American University of Cairo (AUC) held an outdoor forum to address the five-year prison sentences handed down to their colleaguesAbdallah Ghandour and Abdel-RahmanBoghdady last Tuesday, 29 April. The forum is the latest in a series (...)

08 - 05 - 2014
Student demonstrations continue at AUC
Students at the American University in Cairo (AUC) have continued to protest the five-year prison sentences handed to their colleagues Abdallah Ghandour and Abdel RahmanBoghdadylast Tuesday after they were detained during a demonstration in Nasr (...)

04 - 05 - 2014
Gulf aid geared to revolution's side effects rather than causes
Egypt's transitional government may be using LE83.5 billion ($12 billion) in Gulf aid solely to plug leaks stemming from political instability instead of addressing the structural economic issues that played a role in the outbreak of the 2011 (...)

19 - 03 - 2014
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