Egypt partners with Google to promote 'unmatched diversity' tourism campaign    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Taiwan GDP surges on tech demand    World Bank: Global commodity prices to fall 17% by '26    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    UNFPA Egypt, Bayer sign agreement to promote reproductive health    Egypt to boost marine protection with new tech partnership    France's harmonised inflation eases slightly in April    Eygpt's El-Sherbiny directs new cities to brace for adverse weather    CBE governor meets Beijing delegation to discuss economic, financial cooperation    Egypt's investment authority GAFI hosts forum with China to link business, innovation leaders    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's Gypto Pharma, US Dawa Pharmaceuticals sign strategic alliance    Egypt's Foreign Minister calls new Somali counterpart, reaffirms support    "5,000 Years of Civilizational Dialogue" theme for Korea-Egypt 30th anniversary event    Egypt's Al-Sisi, Angola's Lourenço discuss ties, African security in Cairo talks    Egypt's Al-Mashat urges lower borrowing costs, more debt swaps at UN forum    Two new recycling projects launched in Egypt with EGP 1.7bn investment    Egypt's ambassador to Palestine congratulates Al-Sheikh on new senior state role    Egypt pleads before ICJ over Israel's obligations in occupied Palestine    Sudan conflict, bilateral ties dominate talks between Al-Sisi, Al-Burhan in Cairo    Cairo's Madinaty and Katameya Dunes Golf Courses set to host 2025 Pan Arab Golf Championship from May 7-10    Egypt's Ministry of Health launches trachoma elimination campaign in 7 governorates    EHA explores strategic partnership with Türkiye's Modest Group    Between Women Filmmakers' Caravan opens 5th round of Film Consultancy Programme for Arab filmmakers    Fourth Cairo Photo Week set for May, expanding across 14 Downtown locations    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Ancient military commander's tomb unearthed in Ismailia    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM praises ties with Tanzania    Egypt to host global celebration for Grand Egyptian Museum opening on July 3    Ancient Egyptian royal tomb unearthed in Sohag    Egypt hosts World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Somabay for 3rd consecutive year    Egyptian Minister praises Nile Basin consultations, voices GERD concerns    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Ida Jøker Krog
In celebration of International Day of the Girl Child: A Story of Afghan Girlhood
Najiba Kasraee grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan. This is an excerpt from her life story, focusing on her childhood in Kabul, as she told it to the British Afghan Women's Society. “I remember that there was only four of us in the family: my grandmother, (...)

11 - 10 - 2012
Special Report: Taxpayers in the European Union pay for the occupation of Western Sahara
In May 2006, the European Union first signed a fisheries agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco, allowing European vessels to fish in Moroccan-controlled waters, including the waters off the coast of occupied Western Sahara. Western Sahara has been (...)

12 - 08 - 2012
Egypt, a comic book, a revolution and a store
CAIRO: During the Egyptian revolution last year, an American comic book, translated into Arabic, was said to have circulated between the protesters in Tahrir Square. Called "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story" it depicted, graphically and (...)

18 - 07 - 2012
Lagos Economic Summit: To sustain African growth invest in women
The Second African Women's Economic Summit took place in Lagos, Nigeria last week and saw hundreds of women professionals and entrepreneurs gathered to pledge their ongoing commitment to empower African women economically. The summit called for the (...)

17 - 07 - 2012
Africa looks to empower women agriculture entrepreneurs
CAIRO: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), made up of 16 African countries, signed an agreement aiming to empower women agricultural entrepreneurs in West Africa with The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) on (...)

16 - 07 - 2012
Strategic solidarity of peoples under occupation: Palestine, Tibet and Western Sahara
The refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria shelter an estimated 200,000 Saharawi refugees from the Western Sahara, a country that has been occupied illegally by Morocco since the 1970s. The Saharawis have been living in the camps for just as long, and so (...)

11 - 07 - 2012
Making law-fare: The West Bank barrier and Western Sahara
Eight years ago today, on July 9, 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) published its advisory opinion on the Israel-constructed West Bank barrier separating Israeli and Palestinian territory, ruling it to be "contrary to international (...)

09 - 07 - 2012
Dalia Ziada on Egypt's women under Morsi: "Now we will be challenging God"
CAIRO: When Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was officially declared Egypt's new president on Sunday, it marked the beginning of Egypt's first term under a democratically elected president. The news of Morsi's victory was received with joy by (...)

27 - 06 - 2012
Egypt watchdog worries over Election Commitee's lack of transparency
CAIRO: The announcement of Egypt's results of the presidential election's second round was delayed until Sunday afternoon, postponed from last week. While both presidential candidates Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi and military strongman Ahmed (...)

24 - 06 - 2012
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