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Articles of the author Sarah El Rashidi
Charities struggle during Egypt's economic crisis
If you have been following Egyptian TV channels during the month of Ramadan you must have noticed the many advertisements that call on people to donate for a wide range of charity projects. Calls to donate for building hospitals, providing (...)

27 - 07 - 2014
US will work with either democratically elected winner of Egypt's presidency: Chargé d'affaires
In the first interview with the local press since last summer, US Chargé d'Affaires to Egypt Marc Sievers discusses Washington's view on Egypt-US bilateral relations Owing to political sensitivities following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi (...)

24 - 05 - 2014
Election will allow US-Egypt relations to move forward: Veteran US diplomat
Ambassador Stuart Holliday, who heads up a public diplomacy centre in Washington, talks with Ahram Online about Egyptian-American relations and his cautious optimism for the future Longstanding political allies, Egypt-US bilateral relations have (...)

23 - 05 - 2014
Interview with an El-Sisi campaigner
Nada Barakat, who is 30 years old (the average age of most of the Sisi campaign team), works within the campaign PR unit and is also a part of the English web team. Ahram Online: When did you join the El-Sisi campaign? Nada Barakat: I joined on the (...)

23 - 05 - 2014
Easter grief for Two Saints Church victims
As the Easter holiday commences and Egyptian Coptic Christians partake in festivities, attending church services and feasting, Nashed Fekry expresses his grief during the holiday season. Fekry lost his entire family in the bombing of the Two Saints (...)

19 - 04 - 2014
Peace and stability at risk unless all Egyptians included: German ambassador to Egypt
In an interview with Ahram Online, Ambassador to Germany Michael Bock who has been stationed in Cairo for over four years discusses Germany's current political standing in Egypt. Born in 1953 and a graduate of law from Munich University, Ambassador (...)

14 - 02 - 2014
Come Vote! Urge Zamalek Guardians
A local group of volunteers who track voting tendencies on the residential island of Zamalek, known as the Zamalek Guardians, have expressed disappointment with voter turnout for the referendum on Egypt's newly-amended constitution. "I think the (...)

15 - 01 - 2014
Egyptian women demand cultural revolution against domestic violence
Although domestic violence is a widespread phenomenon in Egypt, it also a taboo subject that remains generally misunderstood. Women in Egypt are highly susceptible to such abuse; experts suggest that most have fallen victim to domestic violence at (...)

28 - 11 - 2013
Atmosphere tense at Cairo's Mohamed Mahmoud protests
Several thousand anti-military protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday evening for the second anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes. Numbers continued to grow throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours amid tension (...)

19 - 11 - 2013
Islamist protesters driven out of Tahrir on Mohamed Mahmoud anniversay
Islamist protesters were driven out of Tahrir Square in central Cairo on Tuesday evening by demonstrators gathered to commemorate the November 2011 Mohamed Mahmoud clashes. The march by activist group the Youth Against the Coup tried to enter (...)

19 - 11 - 2013
Why are Egyptians sad?
Today, even Egyptian national holidays, like the recent 40thanniversary of the 6 October War victory against Israel, are marred with blood and sadness. Last week, 57 people were killed in clashes between security forces and protesters supporting (...)

18 - 10 - 2013
The post-Morsi constitution according to Salafist Nour Party
Egypt's hardline Salafist Nour Party recently decided to join the 50-member committee selected to propose amendments to the 2012 constitution, which was suspended after the removal Islamist president Mohamed Morsi on 3 July. "We initially said we (...)

04 - 09 - 2013
Egypt's Nour: A party reborn?
On 3July, Mohamed Morsi was ousted as president in response to mass demonstrations that included the support of the ultra conservative Salafist Nour Party, alongside other political factions and the military. This was the first time El-Nour — the (...)

04 - 08 - 2013
Morsi family accuses Egypt army of 'kidnapping president'
The ousted president Mohamed Morsi's family held a press conference in Cairo's Engineers' Syndicate Monday to denounce the "illegal detention" of their father, accusing the army of "kidnapping" him. Mohamed Morsi, who was the first elected civil (...)

22 - 07 - 2013
Morsi release would aid reconciliation, asserts German ambassador
German Ambassador to Egypt Michael Bock has clarified his country's position during a small press meeting attended by Ahram Online Wednesday at the German Embassy in Cairofollowing a contentious statement made by the German foreign ministry calling (...)

17 - 07 - 2013
Egyptian police divided in run-up to 30 June anti-Morsi rallies
With nationwide mass protests planned on 30 June to oppose President Mohamed Morsi and call for early presidential elections, the role of the police during the protests remains uncertain. Since the January 2011 uprising, the police have been on the (...)

27 - 06 - 2013
Insight: Profile of a Morsi campaigner
Over the course of her work with the Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Dina Zakaria has secured herself a leading role in the Islamist group, in particular working on women's issues. She is a key presidential campaign (...)

25 - 06 - 2013
Egypt's ancient artefacts crumble
The Egyptian Museum, located in Cairo's Tahrir Square, displays the world's largest collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. Despite its vast wealth, worsening conditions at the museum are having a detrimental impact on the ancient artefacts it (...)

23 - 05 - 2013
Q&A with US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson
In an exclusive interview with Ahram Online, US Ambassador Anne Patterson provides Washington's take on Egypt's economy, post-revolution politics, human rights, Egypt-US relations and the charged Sinai file Following a long established rapport, (...)

22 - 05 - 2013
Fundraising concert for Syrian refugees in Egypt
On Wednesday 8 May, Cairo Opera House held a fundraising concert to assist the efforts of Egyptian NGOs supporting Syrian refugees in Egypt. The Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by Nayer Nagui, was joined by soloists from Egypt and Syria along with (...)

10 - 05 - 2013
'Egypt's miracle' joins Spanish musicians at Cairo Opera House
Often referred to as 'Egypt's miracle', Al Nour Wal Amal (Light and Hope) Orchestra stunned the audience on Wednesday 1 May, with a concert in collaboration with Spanish musicians: flautist Alvaro Marias and pianist Blanco Calvo. This was a (...)

03 - 05 - 2013
The ‘Iron Lady' of Egypt's Jews: Carmen Weinstein, 1931-2013
Carmen Weinstein, the president of Cairo's small Jewish community, died Saturday,13 April, at the age of 82. Weinstein, who passed away in her central Zamalek apartment, had been suffering ill health for some time. “I saw Carmen a few hours before (...)

18 - 04 - 2013
Egyptian orphans still suffering on their National Day
Parentless children in Egypt are stuck in the conflicting position of being objects of charity while being rejected due to their lack of heritage and family. "Our society snubs and looks down on orphans," explains Hala Anwar live-in mother at one of (...)

05 - 04 - 2013
Gezirit Al-Waraq residents demand justice
Inhabitants of Gezirit Al-Waraq, Cairo's forgotten island, are protesting against recent increases in the price of ferry tickets outside the Ministry of Transport and the River Transport Authority. The only way to reach the island is in a decrepit (...)

26 - 02 - 2013
Thousands of anti-Morsi protesters march on Egypt's Shura Council
Around three thousand protesters set out from Cairo's Sayida Zeinab Mosque on Monday afternoon towards the Shura Council, the upper house of Egypt's parliament, which is currently endowed with full legislative powers. The march, which marks the (...)

28 - 01 - 2013
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