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«Όλοι στο Λεωφορείο Ήταν Τρομοκρατημένοι» - Η Διαφυγή της Οικογένειάς μου από το Σουδάν
Η Noon Abdelbassit, 21 ετών, μιλάει στο VICE World News για τη διαδρομή της προς την Αίγυπτο, ενώ χιλιάδες ακόμη σκέφονται να ακολουθήσουν τον ίδιο δρόμο για να γλιτώσουν από την ανεξέλεγκτη βία.
Φωτογραφίζοντας τη Μέση Ανατολή Εν Καιρώ Ειρήνης
Φωτογραφίες που μας υπενθυμίζουν ότι πίσω από τα δελτία ειδήσεων υπήρξαν κάποτε και καθημερινοί άνθρωποι με κανονικές ζωές.
The Syrian Refugees Being Persecuted by Egypt's Government
For the first time ever, Syrians must now obtain a visa and a security clearance before being allowed into Egypt. A side effect of this is that refugees arriving in Egypt are now met with suspicion, discrimination, and violence.
'The Square' Shows the Rise and Fall of Egypt's Revolution
A new documentary about the Egyptian revolution follows six Egyptians who share little in common other than a yearning for justice as they experience more joy, frustration, and terror than most of us will feel in a lifetime.
Sweeping Unrest Under the Rug in Tahrir Square
Last Wednesday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, more than a dozen landscapers watered freshly lain swatches of grass and hauled in brand-new potted plants. It was hard to imagine the days when the flames of righteous discontent were fanned by thousands of...
Appalling Violence Ravaged Cairo Again This Weekend
Bloodshed, tear gas, and plumes of acrid black smoke are never far from the streets of Cairo these days, and they returned this weekend as police fought with supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi.
Death, Peace, Power, or Jihad: What Is the Future of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood?
After last Monday's verdict from the Cairo Court for Urgent Matters, the Egyptian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood is set to face a future that mirrors the majority of its past: once again becoming an illegal organization.
Revolutionary Youth Return to Streets in Cairo
On Friday, the revolutionary youth returned, as the "Ahrar Movement" protesters, who rejected both the military rule and the Muslim Brotherhood. They called for a new system, one free from the Muslim Brotherhood, the Army, or the old Mubarak regime.
Interview With an American Shot and Arrested in Egypt
This year an Egyptian-American named Mohamed Soltan left the United States to join protesters in Egypt who opposed the military coup that ousted Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood-backed and first democratically elected president. On Tuesday...
Activists Find No Place on Egypt's Streets
In the heat of a Cairo summer, the battle lines have been drawn. In the tense standoff, Abdelazim Fahmy, better known as Zizo Abdo, finds no room on the street for revolutionaries like himself. I met with Zizo at a downtown Cairo café, where we were a...
I Escaped Death in an Egyptian Police Van but Witnessed an Attempted Rape
After being thrown on top of each other in a vehicle, I noticed that a young woman was also among us. As soon as we began to move the young man sitting across from her started trying to grab at her body. Randel and I, still handcuffed, protested loudly...
Notes from a Cairo Journalist Being Hounded by Spies and Thugs
Four journalists have been shot dead in Egypt this week. Dozens of others have been arrested, and I myself—a relatively young reporter—have received death threats. I am now being followed.