Anti-FGM activists compromise in the face of cultural obstacles
72% of FGM procedures in Egypt are conducted by medical professionals, despite…
The cost of giving a street child a home
Following a controversial Al Masry Al Youm editorial about a Brazilian programme…
Travelling exhibition celebrates prayer, religious tolerance
The six annual Caravan Exhibition, featuring work from 30 Egyptian artists and…
Photojournalist captures life in Upper Egypt’s quarries
More than 20,000 unregistered workers risk life and limb to mine the…
Mixed media exhibit leaves history open for interpretation
Artist Taha Belal detaches text and images from their original contexts in…
Landslide leads to Sohag archaeological find
Well-preserved underground compartment features relief carvings about the first pharaoh of the…
Attempt to smuggle pages of ‘Description de l’Égypte’ thwarted: Interior ministry
Ministry of Interior coordinated with Customs Authority to prevent smuggling some series…
Young political cartoonists use symbols to fight ‘red lines’
Since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, cartoonist say it has…
Tough topics, drawn out
Internet cartoonist Islam Gawish tackles critical public issues with satire and good…
Street art goes highbrow
New downtown Cairo art space, Heytan, seeks to celebrate and propagate street…