Tag Archives: Egypt

The New York Times 7:00 am on March 14, 2023
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At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree

In a new study, genetics and archaeology combine to reveal the ancient origins of humanity’s first beast of burden.

#agriculture-and-farming, #animals, #archaeology-and-anthropology, #dna-deoxyribonucleic-acid, #donkeys, #egypt, #genetics-and-heredity, #horn-of-africa, #horses, #internal-open-access, #sahara-desert, #science-journal, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 2:11 pm on January 23, 2023
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In Egypt, Eggs Are Becoming a Luxury and Lenders Are Setting Terms

After months of punishing inflation and a plummeting currency value, Egyptians are growing louder about an economic crisis. In exchange for a bailout, the I.M.F. is imposing stern conditions on the government.

#cairo-egypt, #currency, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #egypt, #inflation-economics, #international-monetary-fund, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el

The New York Times 8:00 am on December 20, 2022
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Archaeologists Devise a Better Clock for Biblical Times

A new approach to studying the history of Old Testament conflicts, courtesy of Earth’s geomagnetic record.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #ben-yosef-erez, #bible, #brick-and-tile, #carbon-dating, #ceramics-and-pottery, #earth, #egypt, #hebrew-university, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #israel, #jerusalem-israel, #magnets-and-magnetism, #proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences, #tel-aviv-israel, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 11:00 am on December 19, 2022
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The Austere Beauty of Egypt’s Long-Distance Hiking Trails

Two new routes, managed by Bedouins, will help preserve long-overlooked natural wonders and a vanishing way of life.

#bedouins, #camels, #deserts, #egypt, #hikes-and-hiking, #hurghada-egypt, #jordan, #lebanon, #middle-east, #mountains, #nomadic-people, #sinai-peninsula-egypt, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 7:32 am on November 25, 2022
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Volker Türk, the U.N.’s New Human Rights Chief, Has a Lot to Do.

From Iran to Ukraine to Xinjiang in China, Volker Türk will have no shortage of challenges as he steps into one of the United Nations’ most delicate roles.

#austria, #darfur-sudan, #egypt, #ethiopia, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #kuwait, #political-prisoners, #somalia, #sudan, #turk-volker, #ukraine, #united-nations, #united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees, #xinjiang-china

The New York Times 4:53 pm on November 19, 2022
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Red Sea Coral Reefs Keep Thriving Despite Global Warming

As warming waters devastate coral around the world, the sea’s stunningly colorful reefs have been remarkably resilient. But pollution, mass tourism and overfishing put them at risk.

#australia, #biology-and-biochemistry, #coral, #egypt, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #global-warming, #great-barrier-reef-australia, #gulf-of-aqaba, #international-relations, #israel, #plastic-bags, #pollution, #red-sea, #reefs, #sharm-el-sheikh-egypt, #travel-and-vacations, #united-nations, #united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change, #water

The New York Times 2:00 pm on November 12, 2022
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The Most Eloquent Speaker at the Climate Summit Is Alaa Abd El Fattah

The British and American governments are not doing enough to free the writer and activist who is on a hunger strike in an Egyptian prison.

#abd-el-fattah-alaa, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #egypt, #hunger-strikes, #international-relations, #news-and-news-media, #political-prisoners, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 1:23 pm on November 12, 2022
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Climate Change and Human Activity Erode Egypt’s Treasured Antiquities

The effects of global warming on the country’s monuments are already striking. And the changing weather is only amplifying centuries of destructive human impact.

#egypt, #egyptian-civilization, #getty-conservation-institute, #global-warming, #luxor-egypt, #tombs-and-tombstones, #travel-and-vacations, #tutankhamen, #university-of-chicago

The New York Times 7:23 pm on November 9, 2022
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Credibility Questions Dog World Bank President at Climate Summit

David Malpass has faced continuing criticism from those who question his commitment to climate action as well as the bank’s track record.

#banking-and-financial-institutions, #egypt, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #malpass-david, #united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change, #world-bank

The New York Times 8:10 pm on November 7, 2022
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Even as Egypt Hosts Climate Summit, Selling Fossil Fuels Is a Priority

Desperate for cash as the fallout from the Ukraine war batters its economy, Egypt has been conserving natural gas at home to sell to Europe.

#alternative-and-renewable-energy, #egypt, #energy-and-power, #europe, #european-commission, #gaza-strip, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #hydrocarbons, #natural-gas, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #tahrir-square-cairo, #third-world-and-developing-countries, #union-of-concerned-scientists, #von-der-leyen-ursula

The New York Times 9:56 am on November 5, 2022
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Hosting Climate Summit Is Both Opportunity and Risk for Egypt

The COP27 meeting next week allows a debt-wracked African country to champion climate needs of poorer nations. But it also puts Egypt under scrutiny.

#demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #egypt, #egyptian-initiative-for-personal-rights, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #global-warming, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #human-rights-watch, #klein-naomi, #political-prisoners, #sharm-el-sheikh-egypt, #shoukry-sameh, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #united-nations, #united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 30, 2022
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King Tut Died Long Ago, but the Debate About His Tomb Rages On

Maybe the walls are disguising the undiscovered burial chamber of Nefertiti. Or “maybe it’s Al Capone’s safe.”

#cairo-egypt, #egypt, #egyptian-civilization, #nefertiti, #reeves-nicholas-1956, #tombs-and-tombstones, #tutankhamen, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 8:15 pm on October 28, 2022
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Menendez Inquiry Said to Involve Company That Certifies Halal Meat

Federal agents have been asking about IS EG Halal, a New Jersey firm that Egypt made its sole certifier for meat exports from America, an inquiry that appears to include Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey.

#agriculture-department, #egypt, #halal-foods-and-products, #is-eg-halal, #menendez-robert, #muslims-and-islam, #new-jersey

The New York Times 9:53 am on October 8, 2022
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Egypt’s New Administrative Capital Rises, but at What Price?

It is the grandest in a slew of megaprojects spearheaded by the president. But as the country limps through a dire economic crisis, there are doubts about whether it can afford his grandiose dreams.

#buildings-structures, #egypt, #egyptian-civilization, #international-monetary-fund, #politics-and-government, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 27, 2022
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An Israel-Lebanon Border Deal Could Increase Natural Gas Supplies

Offshore gas fields in the Mediterranean could become one of several new energy sources for European countries as they seek independence from Russia.

#chevron-corporation, #egypt, #energy-and-power, #europe, #international-relations, #international-trade-and-world-market, #israel, #lebanon, #mediterranean-sea, #natural-gas, #offshore-drilling-and-exploration, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pipelines, #politics-and-government, #production, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #territorial-disputes, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 12:01 am on September 9, 2022
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Grief for the Queen Mixes With Criticism of the Monarchy

Queen Elizabeth II was remembered by ordinary Britons, world leaders and other royals for her grace, humor and longevity. Others had more conflicted views on the monarchy, opening a tense divide.

#belgium, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #egypt, #elizabeth-ii-queen-of-great-britain, #great-britain, #macron-emmanuel-1977, #obama-barack, #putin-vladimir-v, #scholz-olaf-1958, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #trump-donald-j, #trump-melania

The New York Times 2:47 pm on August 31, 2022
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A Long-Lost Branch of the Nile Helped in Building Egypt’s Pyramids

A new study confirms a long-held theory that builders used the river to transport the heavy blocks that comprise the ancient wonders.

#building-construction, #deserts, #egypt, #giza-egypt, #grain, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #nile-river, #pyramids, #research, #rivers, #your-feed-science

The New York Times 10:45 pm on August 15, 2022
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18 Children Killed in Fire at Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church

At least 41 people died from smoke inhalation and a stampede when a fire swept through a Coptic Orthodox church on Sunday. The church said a generator started the blaze.

#accidents-and-safety, #cairo-egypt, #churches-buildings, #coptic-orthodox-church-of-alexandria, #egypt, #fires-and-firefighters

The New York Times 1:45 pm on August 14, 2022
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Fire at Egypt Coptic Church Kills Dozens During Sunday Prayers

The blaze was reportedly caused by an electrical fault on the building’s second floor, which also housed classrooms. Several children are thought to be among the dead.

#churches-buildings, #coptic-orthodox-church-of-alexandria, #deaths-fatalities, #egypt, #fires-and-firefighters, #giza-egypt

The New York Times 2:34 pm on August 13, 2022
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After Years of Languishing in Egypt’s Prisons, a Sudden Release

Political prisoners in Egypt live under constant uncertainty about how long they will be detained. So freedom often comes as a big, and welcome, surprise.

#amnesties-commutations-and-pardons, #bibliotheca-alexandrina, #cairo-egypt, #egypt, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el

The New York Times 5:23 pm on August 8, 2022
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Egypt’s Political Prisoners Recount Horrific Conditions

Many are held in filthy cells, subjected to routine torture and denied lifesaving medications, according to former inmates, their families and lawyers, and rights groups. Some never leave.

#cairo-egypt, #detainees, #egypt, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #morsi-mohamed, #muslim-brotherhood-egypt, #political-prisoners, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 2, 2022
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The Abandoned Children of Egypt’s Arab Spring

The world needs to let the Egyptians know it hasn’t forgotten how it once admired those courageous young people who dared to dream of a better future.

#alaa-abd-el-fattah, #computers-and-the-internet, #content-type-personal-profile, #egypt, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #middle-east-and-north-africa-unrest-2010, #political-prisoners

The New York Times 10:12 am on July 4, 2022
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A Refreshing Look at Egypt’s Ancient Pyramids

A downpour, a dust storm and an encounter with a lively dig team offered a photographer a new perspective on the country’s celebrated tombs.

#cairo-egypt, #dust-and-sand-storms, #egypt, #egyptian-civilization, #giza-egypt, #photography, #pyramids, #rain, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 3:41 pm on June 29, 2022
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Egypt’s Iconic Nile Houseboats Face Demolition

Divas hosted debauched salons on them, and a Nobel laureate wrote a novel on one. “They’re a kind of romantic dream,” one well-known writer said. “They’re so much a part of the heritage of Cairo.”

#cairo-egypt, #egypt, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #houseboats, #mahfouz-naguib

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 4, 2022
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Amanda Sobhy’s Quest to Be the World’s Top Squash Player

The first American-born player to crack the world’s Top 10 is taking on Egypt’s dominance of the game.

#eating-disorders, #egypt, #king-billie-jean, #philadelphia-pa, #sobhy-amanda, #squash-sport

The New York Times 3:10 pm on May 1, 2022
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In Egypt’s Big Ramadan TV Drama, the President Is the Hero

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says “The Choice” tells the truth about his rise. Critics say it’s a rewriting of recent history from an industry increasingly cowed under his rule.

#aboul-fotouh-abdel-moneim, #actors-and-actresses, #egypt, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #middle-east-and-north-africa-unrest-2010, #morsi-mohamed, #muslim-brotherhood-egypt, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #ramadan, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #television

The New York Times 6:48 pm on April 24, 2022
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Demolishing City of the Dead Will Displace a Lively Quarter of Cairo

Cairo’s oldest cemetery is being razed, and thousands of families living amid the grand mausoleums face eviction. “You’re not at ease when you’re living. You’re not at ease even when you’re dead.”

#area-planning-and-renewal, #cemeteries, #egypt, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #politics-and-government, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #tombs-and-tombstones

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 15, 2022
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Let’s Pass Over God

Why would we emulate such terrible behavior?

#egypt, #jews-and-judaism, #passover, #the-haggadah-book

The New York Times 10:22 pm on March 28, 2022
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Israeli Summit Mixes Historic Symbolism With Sharp Disputes

The meeting of diplomats from Israel, the U.S. and four Arab countries was momentous just for taking place. But in private, they tried to hash out differences over Iran and the war in Ukraine.

#bahrain, #egypt, #international-relations, #iran, #israel, #morocco, #palestinians, #politics-and-government, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #united-arab-emirates, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 5:22 pm on March 26, 2022
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What to Know About Israel’s Summit With 4 Arab Countries

Four Arab foreign ministers will meet in Israel’s Negev desert on Sunday, along with their U.S. counterpart. The talks mark a realignment of Middle Eastern powers, accelerated by the war in Ukraine.

#arabs, #bahrain, #blinken-antony-j, #egypt, #europe, #international-relations, #israel, #jerusalem-israel, #morocco, #palestinians, #peace-process, #politics-and-government, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #united-arab-emirates, #united-states-international-relations, #war-and-armed-conflicts

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 26, 2022
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Mideast Feels the Pinch of Rising Food Prices as Ramadan Nears

Russia’s war on Ukraine has driven up the prices of staple foods and energy across the Middle East and North Africa ahead of the Muslim holy month of daytime fasting and nighttime feasting.

#economic-conditions-and-trends, #egypt, #food-insecurity, #international-monetary-fund, #lebanon, #middle-east, #middle-east-and-north-africa-unrest-2010, #morocco, #politics-and-government, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #ramadan, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #syria, #tunisia, #wheat

The New York Times 6:51 pm on March 22, 2022
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Leaders of Israel, U.A.E. and Egypt Meet Amid Shifting Geopolitics

All three countries are navigating fraught relationships with the Biden administration amid the quickly changing geopolitical landscape precipitated by Russia’s war on Ukraine.

#assad-bashar-al, #bennett-naftali, #carnegie-endowment-for-international-peace, #egypt, #hamas, #hezbollah, #houthis, #iran, #israel, #israel-policy-forum, #nahyan-mohamed-bin-zayed-al-1961, #politics-and-government, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #united-arab-emirates, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 4:46 pm on March 17, 2022
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War Strands Ukrainian and Russian Tourists Together in Egyptian Resorts

The tension in hotels and on Red Sea beaches is palpable, though there are also moments of compassion.

#egypt, #propaganda, #red-sea, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #travel-and-vacations, #ukraine

The New York Times 10:00 am on March 1, 2022
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War in Ukraine Threatens World Food Supplies

Nations are not secure unless their food supplies are.

#afghanistan, #agriculture-and-farming, #bangladesh, #belarus, #chicago-board-of-trade, #commodities, #corn, #egypt, #european-union, #famine, #fertilizer, #food, #food-insecurity, #grain, #international-relations, #international-trade-and-world-market, #north-atlantic-treaty-organization, #pakistan, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #shortages, #sudan, #supply-chain, #ukraine, #united-nations, #war-and-armed-conflicts, #wheat, #world-food-program

The New York Times 7:22 pm on February 25, 2022
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Ukraine War Strains North Africa Economies

Egypt imports most of its wheat from Russia and Ukraine, and is looking for alternative suppliers. And Tunisia was struggling to pay for grain imports even before the conflict.

#africa, #bread, #cairo-egypt, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #egypt, #food, #grain, #international-trade-and-world-market, #lebanon, #middle-east-and-north-africa-unrest-2010, #morocco, #north-africa, #politics-and-government, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #tunisia, #war-and-armed-conflicts, #wheat

The New York Times 10:35 am on February 21, 2022
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Arab Rulers and Spy Chiefs Stashed Millions in Swiss Bank

A leak of account data from Credit Suisse revealed the holdings of powerful figures across the Middle East, raising new questions about self-dealing.

#abdullah-ii-king-of-jordan, #banking-and-financial-institutions, #bin-said-qaboos, #central-intelligence-agency, #corruption-institutional, #credit-suisse-group-ag, #egypt, #jordan, #middle-east, #mubarak-alaa, #mubarak-gamal, #mubarak-hosni, #oman, #politics-and-government, #rania-queen-of-jordan, #suddeutsche-zeitung, #suleiman-omar, #switzerland

The New York Times 4:55 pm on February 17, 2022
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First Arabic Film by Netflix Stirs Fierce Morality Debate

Critics argued that the remake of the Italian film “Perfect Strangers” flouted moral standards by projecting Western norms out of sync with the largely religious public across much of the Arab world.

#arabs, #cairo-egypt, #egypt, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #lebanon, #movies, #muslims-and-islam, #netflix-inc, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 7:21 pm on February 11, 2022
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She Had Never Acted, and Could Barely Read. Now, She’s an Egyptian Movie Star.

A stay-at-home mother deprived of an education, Damiana Nassar played a woman much like herself in “Feathers,” a Cannes winner that few in Egypt can see.

#actors-and-actresses, #awards-decorations-and-honors, #cannes-international-film-festival, #censorship, #content-type-personal-profile, #egypt, #feathers-2021-movie, #movies, #nassar-damiana, #politics-and-government, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el

The New York Times 11:46 pm on January 28, 2022
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U.S. Blocks $130 Million in Aid for Egypt Over Rights Abuses

The Middle Eastern ally continues to buy billions of dollars worth of military equipment from the United States.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #blinken-antony-j, #egypt, #foreign-aid, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #political-prisoners, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #state-department, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 4:50 pm on January 16, 2022
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A Ban on 19 Singers in Egypt Tests the Old Guard’s Power

Leaders of a musicians’ licensing group are trying to curb mahraganat, a bold genre wildly popular with young people. It is not clear if they can.

#art, #egypt, #music, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:43 pm on January 6, 2022
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In ‘African Origin’ Show at Met, New Points of Light Across Cultures

Holdings from Ancient Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa come together in a masterpiece show. Now the Met should make clear how the wondrous works got here.

#africa, #art, #arts-and-antiquities-looting, #benin, #colonization, #congo-democratic-republic-of-congo-kinshasa, #egypt, #mali, #metropolitan-museum-of-art, #museums, #nigeria, #rockefeller-michael-c, #sculpture, #the-african-origin-of-civilization-exhibit

The New York Times 4:33 pm on December 20, 2021
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Egypt Sentences 3 Human Rights Activists to Prison

The verdicts suggested that the government has not scaled back its crackdown on dissent.

#egypt, #political-prisoners

The New York Times 5:10 pm on December 19, 2021
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Hamas, Claiming Victory Over Israel, Is Stuck in Same Old Cycle

Seven months after a war with Israel, hundreds are dead but otherwise little has changed. It’s a familiar pattern.

#civilian-casualties, #defense-and-military-forces, #egypt, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #fatah-al, #gaza-strip, #hamas, #international-relations, #israel, #jerusalem-israel, #nepotism, #palestinian-authority, #palestinians, #wages-and-salaries, #war-and-armed-conflicts, #west-bank, #zahar-mahmoud-al

The New York Times 9:50 am on December 17, 2021
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What I Will Tell You When You Ask Why My Son Is in Prison

Alaa is a political prisoner in Egypt because he dared to dream of another world.

#egypt, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #torture, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 1:24 am on November 30, 2021
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In Latest Assault on Dissent, Egypt Convicts a Human Rights Activist

Hossam Bahgat avoided a prison term, receiving a relatively modest fine, in a verdict that appeared designed to intimidate dissidents without risking international opprobrium.

#bahgat-hossam, #egypt, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #human-rights-watch, #politics-and-government, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el

The New York Times 8:00 am on November 19, 2021
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Message to Prince Charles: This Is Not Your Father’s Egypt

The prince and his wife, Camilla, made Egypt their first foreign destination since the pandemic. Vestiges of British colonialism aside, they saw something new.

#bowles-camilla-parker, #cairo-egypt, #charles-prince-of-wales, #egypt, #giza-egypt, #great-britain, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el

The New York Times 10:00 am on November 18, 2021
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The Women Bringing Sex Ed to the Arab World

Activists are using social media to do what Arab countries have failed to do: teach women about their bodies. They are aiming for nothing less than a cultural awakening.

#arabs, #celibacy, #egypt, #middle-east, #muslims-and-islam, #sex-education, #social-media, #vagina, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 3:15 pm on November 1, 2021
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Egypt Poised to Expand Security Powers of President and Military

Amendments to a terrorism law will strengthen the grip of the government, just days after it appeared to loosen up by lifting a state of emergency.

#defense-and-military-forces, #egypt, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #politics-and-government, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el

The New York Times 10:37 pm on October 25, 2021
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Egypt’s Leader Ends State of Emergency, Says It’s No Longer Needed

The move by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi theoretically rolls back sweeping powers the government wielded in the name of fighting terrorism, but critics called it a cosmetic change.

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The New York Times 7:56 pm on October 20, 2021
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Glass Ceiling Cracks in Egypt, but Would-Be Judges Still Hear: ‘No Girls’

On paper, women are free to apply for seats on Egyptian benches. In practice, they say, it is near impossible.

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