Regions / Africa / Egypt
Articles about Egypt, ordered by date. 
Pick of the heap
Attempts to solve Cairo’s garbage problems come up against a community whose livelihoods depend on refuse. Hisham Allam reports.
Southern Exposure: Hadeer Omar
Highlighting the work of artists and photographers from the Majority World.
Southern Exposure: Mostafa Bassim
Highlighting the work of artists and photographers from the Majority World.
Justice for Giulio
Two years since the murder of an Italian student in Cairo, the Egyptian regime has yet to acknowledge the nature of its involvement writes Yohann Koshy.
Mixed Media: Books
This month, we review The White Book, by Han Kang; Red Famine, by Anne Applebaum; The Rage, by Julia Ebner and The City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton.
The sum of our disappointments
In Cairo, normality is something of a heroic enterprise, Maria Golia explains.
Women protected
A new law in Egypt is a positive step for women, but not the end of the struggle, says Chalaine Chang.
Worldbeater... Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi - a big ego backed by military might.
Country Profile: Egypt
The country’s last 150 years reflect a dynamic process, part of the greater human quest for fair self-governance.
To everything there is a season
How can Egyptians make sure last year’s uprisings have a lasting legacy? Maria Golia looks forward.
Blue bras and mettle: Egypt's women stand their ground
Libby Powell reflects on last year's International Womens Day when women took to the streets of Egypt to fight for their rights.
Letter from Cairo
The future is unknown, but we can learn on the job, says Maria Golia.
A fierce beauty
Maria Golia experiences beautiful music and blunt talk at a Cairo gathering.
Egyptian laughter
In a climate of uncertainty, Maria Golia discovers that laughter can sound hollow.
Egypt's freedom harvest
Rami Zurayk says the Arab uprisings offer a unique chance to embrace food sovereignty.
Letter from Cairo
Love can be tough amid the boredom and despair of a city slum, writes Maria Golia.
The silver screen behind the Spring
Feature films can tell us much about the cultural background to recent events in North Africa and the Middle East. Malcolm Lewis has been watching some of them.
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