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I work to return the favour granted to me by Germany: Iranian refugee and translator

Refugees have high expectations of their new country, we let them do…

Emad El-Sayed

Learning from the past: Germany’s refugee policy is dignifying, positive

Fadia Fouda, a former Palestinian refugee, says Germany has vastly improved the…

Emad El-Sayed

Immigrant lives at mercy of German bureaucracy, knows very well he has no asylum rights

Ahmed submitted a humanitarian asylum request, does not own a passport

Emad El-Sayed

Egypt’s subsidy system: questionable corruption, unending problems

At the beginning of the 20th century, when the world was plagued…

Hisham Salah

Egyptians boycott 1 December embargo

The boycott campaign did not completely fail, and succeeded in many areas,…

Shaimaa Al-Aees

Trials and tribulations of the Right of Asylum

Everything about the life of an asylum seeker has two sides. The…

Emad El-Sayed

How should the government pace its reforms after the IMF loan approval?

On 11 November, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…

Hisham Salah

Refugees in Germany: tales of Diaspora and dreams

Caught between the burdens of alienation and homesickness and the growing pains…

Emad El-Sayed

Trump’s victory and Egypt’s economy: are changes on the horizon?

The new president of America is expected to promote trade agreements between…

Shaimaa Al-Aees

IMF approves $12bn loan: what’s next for Egypt’s economic reform programme?

These reforms aren’t easy but they will unleash the potential of Egypt’s…

Mohamed Samir