The seven men accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the Mit Ghamr city of Daqahlia were acquitted of the charges placed against them. Over the two days of the proceeding, ending on 22 March, the judge heard the testimony of the victim and witness...

“At the end of the day, it’s about who we are and where we come from,” Rania Salem, founder of ‘NubiYouth’ community organization , tells Egyptian Streets. “I truly believe that being true to yourself and understanding wh...

“Birth control is permissible”. Dar al Ifta’s latest campaign message is strikingly clear with an aim to address religious controversy around contraception in the wake of Egypt’s looming population crisis. But how much impact will this campai...

The 21st of March is Mother’s Day across much of the Arab world. It is a celebration of all things maternal and appreciation of the love and sacrifices that come along with it – but many may not know that its roots can be traced back to the t...

Legendary Egyptian feminist activist, author, novelist, physician and psychiatrist Nawal El Saadawi died earlier today. According to local media, Saadawi, who passed away at the age of 89, had been battling a health crisis that had her hospitalized. ...

 You may know him from the days of 2011, but Ganzeer is far more than a street artist. Currently based in Houston, Texas, Ganzeer traveled the world creating commentary art on each place he’s lived, from New York to California, including illustr...

“DaadGeem is essentially a passion project and it started when [me and my partners] felt like we needed a creative outlet, so it acted as that outlet for us,” explains 27-year-old animator and storyboard artist Salma Hafez.  Run by a group of fi...

As with many excursions in Egypt, the journey begins with my blearily-eyed group stumbling from our hostel into the car at five in the morning. The anticipation of heading into the unknown, and into the desert for the first time since our arrival in ...

The internet would be unrecognizable without Wikipedia. Thanks to the digital, open-collaborative encyclopedia, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, we now have unprecedented access to the sum of human knowledge; everything our species has...

Egypt’s House of Trade Union and Worker’s Services announced that MP Nashwa Al-Deeb, along with other 60 parliamentarians, submitted to the Egyptian Parliament last Tuesday a proposal for a bill to regulate domestic work, which will be di...