The last two weeks have been tense ones for Iran's Islamic leadership, writes Negar Azimi
Popular protests questioning the legitimacy of the Iranian regime have spread to at least eight cities throughout the country, while a heightening of (...)
The revised form of the Patriot Act relegates civil liberties to the dustbin of history, writes Negar Azimi
United States Attorney-General John Ashcroft has recommended a widening of the USA Patriot Act, calling it a crucial tool in the global fight (...)
Palestinian filmmaker Alia Arasoughly speaks to Negar Azimi about her critically acclaimed film Hay mish Eishi
Alia Arasoughly did not plan to make the film that has won her critical acclaim as one of the most provocative voices coming out of (...)
The Egyptian government has launched its strongest commitment to improving the lot of street children to date. Negar Azimi reports on the launch of the latest initiative, interviews Shahida El-Baz and reviews the latest Human Rights Watch report on (...)
A year after the Bonn Conference on Afghanistan's reconstruction, Negar Azimi reviews the political and socio-economic situation in the war-torn country
More than one year has passed since the December 2001 Bonn Conference brought together members (...)
Negar Azimi speaks to , creator of the Museum of Contemporary African Art
was born in 1961 in Cotonou, Benin. He worked first as a painter while his later work involved the manipulation of bank notes, addressing notions of materiality and social (...)
Ferried out of their countries of origin by turmoil and thrown at the tender mercies of oft-reluctant host states, refugees have always had a rough time. Now, additional US security checks are complicating matters, writes Negar Azimi
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The buzzword in the US is more security in the wake of the El Al shooting as Arab Americans brace themselves against racist retaliation, reports Negar Azimi from New York
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Amidst parades, fireworks and nationalist fanfare on (...)
Negar Azimi looks at the harsh circumstances that bring Cairo's urban poor and an impoverished Sudanese refugee community together
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A settlement that hundreds of thousands call home sprawls from the towering buildings of Nasr (...)
Moataz Nasr's success at last month's Dakar Biennale raises a few more questions than it answers, argues Negar Azimi
Those aspects of Egypt's contemporary art scene that might be described as African continue to be the subject of debate, and it is a (...)
"Making the world fit for children" is decidedly a noble goal. Why then is the Children's summit currently being held in New York beset by so much dissention? Negar Azimi reviews the controversy and reports on the Egyptian position
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"Making the world fit for children" is decidedly a noble goal. Why then is the Children's summit currently being held in New York beset by so much dissention? Negar Azimi reviews the controversy and reports on the Egyptian position
The official (...)
Was the massacre of Muslims at Srebrenica Serbia's Sabra and Shatila? Negar Azimi investigates Dutch involvement in the controversy
In an enclave called Srebrenica in late 1995 at the height of the Bosnian War, Serb nationalist forces under the (...)
Post-Taliban Afghanistan's efforts at coming to grips with its conflict-ridden past continue to face enormous challenges, writes Negar Azimi
Following over 20 years of routine instability -- war, drought, and near ubiquitous civil strife -- a (...)
Accusing fingers are being pointed at Russian President Vladimir Putin for masterminding a bombing campaign originally blamed on Chechen separatists, writes Negar Azimi
In September 1999, a series of bombs ripped through apartment buildings in (...)
For over two decades Afghanistan's main export has been refugees. As another war winds down in the country, Al-Ahram Weekly explores the lot of the millions of Afghans who sought to escape the carnage
Elusive homeland
From the teeming refugee camps (...)