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Articles of the author A'laa Koddous Allah
Dreaming of dignity
CAIRO - There is a bed and a refrigerator on one side of the room and a small clothes cupboard next to a small table on the other, while just outside the door stands a small stove. Hamdy Salama, a bawab (doorman), and his wife, Rania Ahmed, live with their two children in this small room on the (...)

23 - 05 - 2013
Knock-on effect of price rises
CAIRO - He decided to take on another job besides his original one, in order to meet the needs of his family. Mahmoud Moustafa, a communications engineer, was forced to find work as a programmer in another company at night, in order to put food on the table for his children. “None of our problems (...)

10 - 04 - 2013
Till Internet do us part
CAIRO - Like many girls her age, Nadia dreamed of the day she would start a family of her own with a loving husband. When Magdi, rich and in his late twenties, proposed to her, she felt that he was the right man for her. Just three months after they'd tied the knot, things began to change and (...)

03 - 04 - 2013
Fulfil a dream at Remal
CAIRO - For Egyptians the Pyramids plateau is mostly associated with the childhood memories as one of the sites visited on school trips. However, not many Egyptians return to the place, which is for a large number of foreign tourists a lifetime dream. Mahmoud Wagdy and Eslam Shaker, a dentist and a (...)

03 - 04 - 2013
Orfi contracts on the pavement
“You can marry for just LE3," says a man selling books by popular writers such as Taha Hussein and Abbas el-Aqad on the pavement, referring to the unofficial orfi (illegal marriage) contracts he also sells. Seeing such contracts lying on the pavement is really very strange for Egyptians. Orfi (...)

19 - 03 - 2013
Protected by ‘Against Harassment'
Thousands of women marched in downtown Cairo to mark International Women's Day, celebrated every year on March 8 to honour women. They demanded their rights, which, unfortunately, have been violated in the past few months. The women carried banners with messages denouncing harassers as harassment (...)

12 - 03 - 2013
Lighting a candle of hope
“In a country that is mourning the young martyrs, would it be unwise of me to make a new collection for Valentine's Day?" This was the question that Ghada Karim, a candle-maker, asked her friends and customers on her Facebook page, before forging ahead with her Valentine's collection. Ghada (...)

12 - 02 - 2013
Hardly a customer in sight
Although two years have passed since the January 25 Revolution that led to the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak, the main goals of the revolution have yet to be achieved. The facts on the ground say that protesters determined to achieve the revolution's goals are still demonstrating, the (...)

05 - 02 - 2013
Run for your health
She wakes up very early and puts on her sports kit and trainers, then rushes off to go running with the group of which she is a member. Aya Mohamed, 25, runs every Friday with ‘Cairo Runners', a group that aims to change people's lifestyle and improve their health by running or doing other (...)

30 - 01 - 2013
Make it a simple marriage
“We want a simple, undemanding wedding. We don't need a very expensive shabka [the gold jewellery the groom traditionally gives to the bride as a gift in Egyptian culture]. “We don't even need to have a wedding party; instead, we want to use the money that would have been used for the party for the (...)

15 - 01 - 2013
Last year's good and bad side
The year 2012 may have witnessed events both good and bad, but no doubt these events have changed Egypt, sowing the seeds of the nation's future. By the end of 2012, Egyptians were divided into those who saw the good side of the year and others who saw the bad side. “In my opinion, 2012 was one of (...)

08 - 01 - 2013
People - A different Tahrir
CAIRO - It was the first time for Nermeen Nashaat to visit Tahrir Square. She'd never been there before, not even during last year's revolution. She asked her mother to go with her to Tahrir, so they could soak up the atmosphere; they were too afraid to go there during the January 25th Revolution. (...)

05 - 12 - 2012
New decree divides Egypt again
As was the case on March 19, 2011, when millions of Egyptians voted for or against a package of constitutional amendments, the decree that President Morsi announced on Thursday has once again divided Egypt. The decree stipulates a retrial for the ousted president (his predecessor) and all those (...)

27 - 11 - 2012
Basma against harassment
It seems that harassment has become a big issue, particularly during feasts. Many initiatives and movements were actively involved in fighting harassment last week during Eid al-Adha (Greater Bairam). One such initiative is 'Basma' (imprint), a voluntary social movement that strives for radically (...)

06 - 11 - 2012
For all the unemployed youth
Having graduated from the Faculty of Mass Communication, Khaled el-Hawari (27) embarked on an enthusiastic job hunt. After three years of fruitless searching, he became depressed. The problem is that Khaled, from a middle-class family, doesn't have any wasta (connections) that could land him a good (...)

23 - 10 - 2012
Challenges for graduates
When Nahla decided to prepare for her PhD, she was shocked to discover that the Government would only give her LE4,000 to subsidise research that would actually cost about LE60,000. "It's very difficult for an ordinary person like me to do my PhD in Egypt, because it's so expensive," said Nahla (...)

02 - 10 - 2012
GERLS scholarships for 44 Egyptians
CAIRO - The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) officially presented its latest German-Egyptian Long term Scholarship Programme (GERLS) scholarships to Egyptian students earlier this week, at a ceremony held on its premises. The ceremony was attended by Moustafa Mosaad, Minister of Higher (...)

24 - 09 - 2012
Innovative ideas to attract volunteers
CAIRO - Borrowing a metaphor from the cyber world, a young man held up a banner reading 'Press here to enjoy the satisfaction of giving'. The banner drew attention to a street show highlighting the philanthropic activities of Resala. This youth, standing in el-Merghani Street in Heliopolis, works (...)

24 - 09 - 2012
Will the country start sleeping?
CAIRO - The life that wells up in the streets of Egypt at night, with shops and restaurants glowing with the spirit of the crowd, is a vivid image that many visitors to this country take away with them. For both Egyptians and foreigners, Egypt's atmosphere is unique at night, especially in summer, (...)

01 - 09 - 2012
The ancient office of ombudsman
CAIRO - The office of ombudsman, recently reintroduced by Egypt's new president, has a long history, going back to the very early days of Islam. The major concern of the Prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him) was the Muslims. He was personally in charge of solving people's complaints, although the (...)

30 - 07 - 2012
We're talking about innocent souls
CAIRO - The fact on the ground says that some people have been exploiting the post-January 25 Revolution chaos to make serious violations. One of these violations involves constructing large buildings without the necessary licences. Last week, about 20 people were killed when an 11-storey building (...)

23 - 07 - 2012
Presidential boost for tok-tok drivers
CAIRO - Zinger, or ‘Zinger the Sailor', as is writ large on the back of his vehicle, takes the liberty of violating all the traffic rules, while driving his tok-tok through a crowded marketplace in Nasr City, Cairo. Zinger feels he owns the world because Egypt's new president has, for the first (...)

09 - 07 - 2012
Holidaying rather than voting
CAIRO - A few days before the result of the presidential run-off was announced, everything in Egypt was in a mess. The Egyptian street was confused and people didn't know for whom they should vote and who would be Egypt's fifth President. Many of the electorate were not satisfied with either (...)

25 - 06 - 2012
Struggling for their dignity
CAIRO - During the revolution, Egyptian women stood shoulder to shoulder with the men, demanding freedom, justice and an end to corruption. Little could they have imagined that they'd soon be demonstrating against harassment and in defence of their dignity. They have fought for the nation's (...)

23 - 06 - 2012
Arguing over Mubarak's verdict
CAIRO - The entire nation was waiting for the trial of the century – that of former president Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in February 2011 after 18 days of peaceful demonstrations in Tahrir Square. Justice Ahmed Refaat sentenced Hosni Mubarak, the first former leader to be tried in person since (...)

11 - 06 - 2012
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