Cairo
Studying in Cairo: why young Egyptians vote islamist
In Egypt, islamists have emerged as a dominant political force thanks in part to young muslim voters. Religion is their way of distinguishing themselves from the west, observes one German student who studied in Cairo
cairo, university, egypt, hosni mubarak, arab spring, society
Revolution rapper Mohamed El Deeb, Tahrir square's figurehead
Some musical genres, like rap and hip hop, developed so as to voice the rage of victims of injustice. Yet how many times has such ‘protest music’ really brought about a new revolution? The Egyptian rapper went out onto the streets to make real the change he evokes in his texts
Seven (wonder) tips to visit post-revolution Egypt
A halt in tourism, which constitutes 11% of the country's GDP and allows over a half of Egypt's employed population to have service sector jobs, badly harmed the quality of life for many ordinary Egyptians. Scared of the turmoil following the 18-day revolution in late January, the usual number of 14 million tourists avoided Egypt for weeks - but that should change
cairo, economy, money, tourism, shopping, world affairs, egypt
Egypt: President Mubarak's men in pro-democracy clashes
Several people were killed in Cairo on 2 February in the violent clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The Slovenian, Swedish and German press blames the regime for the escalation of violence and bemoans the low level of EU and US support for the opposition
cairo, democratisation, egypt, common foreign and security policy, egypt, politics, european democracy
Wael Nawara: 'Secular is a word we Egyptians used to use wrongly'
A nocturnal meeting with the second-in-command of the El Ghad ('The Tomorrow') party, Egypt’s main force of liberal opposition to Mubarak’s regime
cairo, egypt, egypt, middle east, politics, dissident, hosni mubarak
A taxi ride through Cairo
Strange cities, cosmopolitan hearts - Europeans describe their summertime visions of the city through the eyes of a taxi
