CAIRO, Egypt — In a small village outside Cairo in the early 1940s, a little Egyptian girl sent God...
Aug 01, 2012
The Prodigy: Aya Mohsen
CAIRO, Egypt — Aya Mohsen calls herself an “underage” revolutionary. The teenager Tweets against Egypt’s ruling generals from...
Aug 01, 2012
The Politician: Gamila Ismail
CAIRO, Egypt — Click. Clack. Click. Laugh. “She’s coming,” her assistant whispered. “You always know by the sound.”...
Aug 01, 2012
The Protestor: Mariam Kirollos
CAIRO, Egypt — Armed with drumsticks, Mariam Kirollos makes music at street marches to empower women. Kirollos’s animated...
Aug 01, 2012
The Performer: Sondos Shabayek
CAIRO, Egypt — In directing “Tahrir Monologues,” a theater performance that recreates revolutionary moments on stages across Egypt,...
Aug 01, 2012
A conversation with two Egyptian feminists
CAIRO, Egypt — A year and a half after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the fight for women’s...
Aug 01, 2012
Egyptian-American alliance to advise US leaders on ‘new Egypt’
When millions of Egyptians rose up against Hosni Mubarak one year ago today — January 25, 2011 —...
Jul 25, 2012
Writing Egypt’s history, with revolution in her DNA
CAIRO, Egypt — The room at TEDx Tanta is dark, packed, waiting. The announcer singsongs the name of...
May 25, 2012
Writing Egypt’s history, with revolution in her DNA
By Elizabeth D. Herman CAIRO, Egypt — The room at TEDx Tanta is dark, packed, waiting. The announcer singsongs...
May 25, 2012
Egypt’s labor movement finds its own strength
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO — In many respects, the popular revolt against Hosni Mubarak began on April...
May 24, 2012