hould newlyweds be forced to have children in a twinkling of an eye, asks Enjy El-Naggar
Against the wishes of her mother-in- law, newlywed 35-year-old Mariam Ahmed decided with her husband to defer pregnancy for six months. But during that period (...)
As Egypt and the world celebrated International Women's Day recently, Enjy El-Naggar and photographer Sherif Sonbol visited mothers held in Egypt's largest women's prison
It was noon when our car approached Al-Qanater Al-Khairiya city, to which many (...)
Patriotic songs have filled Egypt's airwaves in recent years, often linked to football and other sporting events. Are they the expression of a sincere love of Egypt, or an attempt to cash in on people's feelings, asks Enjy El-Naggar
Tune in to any (...)
A success story in the fight for women's rights, Enjy El-Naggar talks to lawyer and activist
From being a very demanding student, constantly bombarding her teachers with questions, as she readily admits, to becoming a lawyer and head of the Egyptian (...)
A recent Cairo conference suggests that the sexual harassment of women is becoming a pan-Arab phenomenon, reports Enjy El-Naggar
Three months ago on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, the Egyptian police reported over 1,000 cases of sexual harassment in (...)
Disability, as Nicholas Vujicic tells Enjy El-Naggar, is barely ever defined correctly
To Nicholas, or Nick Vujicic, disability is not usually understood right. To him, disability is really "fear, guilt, the feeling that someone whom you can't (...)
The absence of the tradition of fire-fighting naturally led to a string of blazing disasters. Al-Ahram Weekly investigates
For fear of tragedy
Enjy El-Naggar discovers Egyptian schools are far from ready to handle any kind of disaster
On a quiet (...)
Eid Al-Fitr was only the start of numerous wedding bells, as more couples proceed with their wedding plans despite tough economic conditions, Al-Ahram Weekly explores some of the obstacles to marriage
The white conundrum
The dream of finding the (...)
War veterans, unhampered by injury, have left the battlefield behind in their practice of art, writes Enjy El-Naggar
Mohamed Amin Nada is a veteran not of one war but two, the 1968-9 War of Attrition and the 1973 War. He survived both, but was (...)
Can Egyptian parents be content with only two children, as a recent report on Egypt's population recommends, asks Enjy El-Naggar
When she knew she was pregnant, all hell broke loose. Bursting into tears, Eman Kishk, 27, remembers telling herself, "I (...)
Enjy El-Naggar asks why professionals give up cosy careers for the risks of the bourse
An engineer and father of two, at the age of 47 Ibrahim Khalil gave up a perfectly lucrative private office and devoted all his time and money to the stock (...)
Enjy El-Naggar asks if Zahret Al-Bustan, the traditional coffee house once known as "the strategic depth" of Café Riche, is re-emerging into prominence
The coffee house is the traditional gathering place of Egyptian intellectuals. Most famously (...)
Climate change being a global issue, writes Enjy El-Naggar, Egypt is no exception
As the last G8 summit showed, climate change is perhaps the most pressing environmental issue on world agendas; and since World Environment Day, at least, Egypt has (...)
The future of the Arab Common Market is still uncertain, reports Enjy El-Naggar
The Press Syndicate hosted a lecture last week about the present and future of the Arab Common Market by the Arab League's Council for Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) (...)
Partnering for exploration
DANA Gas, the first Middle East regional private- sector natural gas company, announced on 27 April that it has signed an agreement with Kuwait International Oil and Environment Company (KIOEC) to take a 50 per cent share (...)
Many were at Al-Sawy Culture Wheel for the release of Eftekasat band's first album, Moulid Sidi Al-Latini, says Enjy El-Naggar, made possible by a Cultural Resource grant, the Cairo Jazz Club and Incognito Productions; it will be distributed in (...)