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Articles of the author Lamia Hassan Simon Hanna
Road to Rio: Egypt counts down to Street Child World Cup
For Mohamed El-Masry, who's 14 turning 15 soon, football is a dream. But his second dream, he says: getting a good education is his first dream. When El-Masry was still living at home, he was passionate about football. But his father discouraged (...)

15 - 02 - 2014
VIDEO: Egypt's Islamist protesters filmed using firearms against opponents
Clashes broke out on Friday afternoon following an Islamist protest against the judiciary at Cairo's High Court. The demonstration was called for by the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and other Islamist forces. Violent clashes broke (...)

19 - 04 - 2013
VIDEO: Egypt's activists rise up against Tahrir sexual assaults
Egyptian activists are rising up against sexual harassment and sexual assaults that have recently plagued Cairo's Tahrir Square. Formed in November 2012, Operation Anti Sexual Harassment is one of those groups. They consist of scores of volunteers (...)

02 - 02 - 2013
VIDEO: 'Bezoor Baladi' takes to streets to raise environmental awareness
Environmental activists take to the streets of Egypt in a campaign called 'Bezoor Baladi', or 'local seeds'. Greenpeace, Nawaya, Nabta, 350.org and Fakhri Aid were among the organisations taking part in the action. The campaign hit the streets in (...)

21 - 10 - 2012
VIDEO: Activists occupy Giza governorate HQ over water shortages
Members of the people's committee of Saft el Laban occupy the Giza governorate building on Wednesday, vowing to stay in the building and its grounds until their town has water. Saft el Laban - located in Giza - has a long standing issue with its (...)

21 - 07 - 2012
Surrounded by a climate of fear, Egypt's Copts to vote for a secularist president
“We're going to decide together as a community who to vote for and we'll all vote together. We need to decide who will be the best candidate to bring back security and keep the Islamists in check. It will either be Moussa or Shafiq.” Considering the (...)

22 - 05 - 2012
VIDEO: Brotherhood block parliament protest
Video by Simon Hanna Thousands of demonstrators demanding an end to military rule were blocked on Tuesday by members of the Muslim Brotherhood from reaching parliament. The protesters set off from the sit-in outside the state television building and (...)

31 - 01 - 2012
VIDEO: Brotherhood celebrate as historic parliament opens
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood celebrate as the first post-Mubarak parliament begins its first session; other groups descend on the People's Assembly calling for the MPs to realise the demands of the January 25 revolution Video by Simon (...)

23 - 01 - 2012
VIDEO: Egypt's revolutionaries take propaganda war to the streets
By Simon Hanna A new multimedia campaign is taking place across Egypt. Frustrated with biased coverage in state run media, activists are taking matters into their own hands by screening the videos that the ruling military council do not want to be (...)

21 - 01 - 2012
VIDEO: Kazeboon (Liars) rally in impoverished district of Imbaba
The Kazeboon (Liars) campaign met Friday at Kit Kat Square before marching through the streets of Imbaba chanting slogans against the ruling military council. Similar rallies have been taking place throughout Egypt, aiming to raise awareness at a (...)

14 - 01 - 2012
VIDEO: Kazeboon anti-SCAF multi-media campaign causes a stir in Imbaba
The Kazeboon campaign is held in the Cairo neighbourhood of Imbaba, bringing anti-SCAF chanting and videos of military abuses to the heart of the area. Around 200 residents gathered on Sunday to watch as a projector screened violations that have (...)

09 - 01 - 2012
VIDEO: Egypt votes, Tahrir split
by Simon Hanna Egyptians head to the polls for a historic occasion - the first parliamentary elections since former President Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a mass uprising in January and February. But despite the landmark vote - which Egyptians (...)

28 - 11 - 2011
VIDEO: Masses in Tahrir demand transfer of power
by Simon Hanna A march from the Cairo suburb of Mohandiseen is once of a series of marches that heads towards downtown's Tahrir Square, calling for a transfer of power from military rule to a civilian authority. The march comes one (...)

25 - 11 - 2011
VIDEO: Protesters flock to Tahrir as violence enters 3rd day
By Simon Hanna The number of protesters in Tahrir increases considerably as clashes near the famous square continue for a third day. Protesters and riot police continue to clash on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, where Central Security Forces are firing (...)

21 - 11 - 2011
VIDEO: Thousands march to protest detention of activist @Alaa
Thousands of protesters take to the streets of downtown Cairo to vent their anger after the detention of prominent activist and blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah. Abd El-Fattah was brought before military prosecutors on Monday but refused to answer (...)

01 - 11 - 2011
Egypt's revolution goes local - The People's Committee of Meet Oqba
By Simon Hanna “The revolution isn't only in Tahrir; it's in the places in which we live, in the towns and villages, everywhere”. When Ranaa Salah of the People's Committee of Meet Oqba says these words she means them, and she can back it up. Ranaa (...)

24 - 10 - 2011
VIDEO: Army clashes with Coptic protesters
Police and military police and Coptic violently crack down on demonstrators in Abdel Moneim Riyad square in Downtown Cairo. The Egyptian-Christian protesters were demanding equality and justice after a church burning on Friday, but their (...)

05 - 10 - 2011
VIDEO: Rally for jailed Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil
A rally is held outside the military prosecution office in Egypt as the military courts consider an appeal for detained blogger Maikel Nabil. Nabil was arrested earlier this year, tried in a military court and sentenced to three years in prison (...)

04 - 10 - 2011
VIDEO: Ultras slam Egypt's Interior Ministry on protest march
Caution: Video contains strong language. Dozens of Zamalek's ultras fans chant against the interior ministry and former interior minister Habib el Adly during a peaceful march from the Cairo district of Shobra to Tahrir Square on September (...)

13 - 09 - 2011
VIDEO: Thousands of Islamists rally in Alexandria amid tension with liberal groups
July 29th: Despite being portrayed as a day of unity between Islamists and liberal groups, Friday's protests in Alexandria - which attracted tens of thousands - saw divisions between members of the liberal 6th April group and members of the Muslim (...)

29 - 07 - 2011
VIDEO: March from Tahrir ends in clashes in Abbasiya
Almost 300 people are injured in Abbasiya, Cairo, after what began as a peaceful march from Tahrir towards the Ministry of Defence ended in clashes. Protesters had intended to vent their disapproval of the performance of Supreme Council of (...)

24 - 07 - 2011
VIDEO: A meeting of two revolutions - Nasserists commemorate Egypt's 1952 revolution in Tahrir
Amid ongoing protests in Egypt since the January 25th revolution, Nasserists commemorate the 23 July anniversary of the 1952 revolution which brought their hero Gamal Abdel Nasser to power. Video by Simon (...)

23 - 07 - 2011
VIDEO: Life inside the Tahrir sit-in
Since a huge protest on July 8th in Tahrir, demonstrators have been holding a sit-in, vowing to remain until their demands are met. They have taken full ownership of the square with no government forces in sight. Food, cleanliness and security are (...)

14 - 07 - 2011
VIDEO: Activists in solidarity with Hamalawy and Maged
Dozens of activists gather at the military prosecutor's headquarters in Cairo after journalist Hossam el Hamalawy and TV presenter Reem Maged are summoned after criticising the army on live TV. On Reem Maged's ONTV program "beladna" Hossam el (...)

31 - 05 - 2011
VIDEO: Egypt's Copts celebrate Easter at rebuilt church
There are mixed feelings for Coptic Christian villagers in Sol, Atfeeh, who mark the holy day of Easter with mass in the Two Martyrs church - rebuilt by the army after being torched in sectarian violence in (...)

24 - 04 - 2011
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