Health and Water Management in Egypt and Sudan
Over-use of antibiotics kills thousands annually in Egypt and Sudan.
Egypt
Propaganda and messaging apps in Libya, Egypt and Ethiopia
Encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp have the potential to counterweight disinformation campaigns – or lay the groundworks for them. A case of three countries in which the direction of these app are going to play a crucial role.
The hazardous work of morgue workers in Egypt
The life of morgue workers in Egypt is not an easy one. But besides stigma, low salaries and numerous health risk some find fulfilment and even love at their unusual workplace.
Egyptian feminist has passed away at age 89
Nawal El Saadawi wrote about many issues deemed controversial, including virginity, sexual abuse, and prostitution.
The Far Right and the Middle East
Donald Trump will leave the White House, but the alliance of autocrats in the Middle East with the far right in the West is here to stay.
Death of Shady Habash
The death of filmmaker Shady Habash makes author Wael Eskandar think of a friend who goes by the same first name - and of how the Egyptians deal with injustice and loss.
Egyptian artist Heba Y. Amin discusses a toxic German legacy
Heba Y. Amin talks to Calum Humphreys about her recent exhibition “Fruit from Saturn”. They discuss Germany’s toxic legacy of land mines in North Africa, the modern autocrat’s fascination for megaprojects, and walking watermelons through Cairo.
Interview on Military and Economy in Egypt
Yezid Sayigh has spent many years closely examining the interdependence of the military and the economy in Egypt. He explains why investors are skating on thin ice putting their money into country and why the military is hiding in the TV market.