Illiteracy in Egypt: A shameful reality worsened by governmental inaction
For many years, successive Egyptian governments have been raving about the fight against ignorance, illiteracy, and adult education. Still, government announcements, laws, and established bodies have remained mere propaganda with little effect in reality. The celebration of International Literacy Day…
A station for the poor of Upper Egypt away from central Cairo
The Ministry of Transport’s decision to allocate Bashtil Railway Station in Giza for trains coming from Upper Egypt has raised anger. According to the new decision, Upper Egypt trains will not reach the Ramses area of the capital Cairo, which…
Half a million beggars in Egypt: An unchecked mafia
A video clip of a child beggar in Mansoura city, in the Governorate of Dakahlia, sitting to count a large sum of money (the proceeds of begging), aroused the resentment and ridicule of a large number of social media users…
Details of security-intelligence cooperation to select candidates for the Egyptian parliament
Security-intelligence cooperation is at the forefront of the political and security arena in Egypt. The National Security Agency spends efforts to coordinate between the Ministry of Interior and the General Intelligence Service to choose the personalities representing the core nucleus…
The Egyptian government uses its people as laboratory animals
In conjunction with the spread of the coronavirus, many Egyptians infected with COVID-19 have turned into laboratory mice to try vaccines and drugs that have not been approved or tested on humans. The trial of coronavirus vaccines on Egyptians came…
Workers defy Egypt authorities’ suppression
Despite the severe repression and the fierce security grip, the workers’ demonstrations and protests in Egypt and the expression of their anger through strikes and sit-ins did not stop. During the past two years, workers’ demonstrations and news of arrests…
Why is al-Sisi rushing into the House of Representatives elections?
The National Elections Authority in Egypt has set the House of Representatives elections date so that they elect a new council before the end of this year. According to Article 106 of the constitution, the term of membership of the…
Egyptian magic is a means to control the people’s anger
Distracting people from their fundamental issues and societal problems and urging them to think, debate, and quarrel over sub and secondary issues is considered trivial means used by authoritarian regimes to control people. Followers see that the media in Egypt,…
Widespread clashes with police return after several years
Years after disappearing, fierce public clashes with the police forces have returned, but this time the reason was not political. Public anger over the demolition of buildings and mosques turned into confrontations and clashes with Egypt’s security forces, which increased…
Sudan floods worry Cairo: Could Egypt drown?
There is concern and anticipation in Egypt that Sudan’s floods will reach Egyptian lands after the devastating effects of the floods in Khartoum, which led to dozens of victims, the destruction of thousands of homes, and families’ displacement. Citizens in…
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