CAIRO: Any observer of the Egyptian sociopolitical scene would not fail to spot the changing public perception of the monarchical era of Egyptian history.
A few years ago ordinary Egyptians knew their controversial ex-monarch Farouk merely as a (...)
CAIRO: The press conference held by the newly appointed minister of education, Ahmed Zaki Badr, and the Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa last month to announce changes to the religious curricula in national schools has initiated a fresh round of controversy (...)
CAIRO: The tide of public piety that swept the country in the past few decades was hailed by some social groups as a move towards religiosity, but according to some views, the phenomenon has backfired.
Although today more people adopt the (...)
CAIRO: Radwa Aboulazm, 27, removed the veil after 13 years of donning it. The American University in Cairo (AUC) graduate explains how she has come to think about religion in a broader way.
"It increasingly feels like the time of our mothers, (...)
CAIRO: In an Arabic-speaking country, it is not uncommon to hear friends, families or coworkers communicating in foreign languages. Multilingualism is widespread among Egypt's middle and upper class communities, with most opting to perfect their (...)
Despite the downturn in the mortgage market in Egypt due to the global financial crisis, many observers believe that the fledgling sector is catching up with the country's growing real estate market.
The positive prospects have encouraged many (...)
The Egyptian pound has fared well in 2009 according to many observers, who argue that the pound has managed to maintain a stable exchange rate to the US dollar and other major currencies.
"The Egyptian pound has held up quite strongly in a (...)
CAIRO: As early as 2000, a handful of local and international banks launched electronic banking services to give clients access to cash and allow them to conduct necessary financial transactions around the clock.
According to observers, online (...)
CAIRO: Amr Shalakany, assistant professor of law and director of the LL.M program at the American University in Cairo, challenges the idea that the year 1883 was a watershed in the history of Egyptian jurisprudence, arguing that legal secularism (...)
Nadia, 38, is a mother of two and works as a maid. Her husband - the main provider in the family - earns LE 400 ($73) per month, an income that hardly meets the family's basic needs.
"I used to be a stay-at-home mother, but the surge in prices (...)