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1 Jan 2012 3 minute read

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Letter from Cairo

The future is unknown, but we can learn on the job, says Maria Golia.

1 Dec 2011 3 minute read

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A fierce beauty

Maria Golia experiences beautiful music and blunt talk at a Cairo gathering.

29 Nov 2011 5 minute read

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Egypt’s unfinished revolution

Stefan Simanowitz reports on the mood surrounding the elections in Cairo.

23 Nov 2011 5 minute read

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‘Nothing has changed in Egypt’

A special report from Tahrir Square on the violence of the last few days, and how Egypt has been let down by its new leaders...

From Tahrir Square To Liberty Square, NY – Justice for all

17 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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From Tahrir Square To Liberty Square, NY – Justice for all

With Occupy Wall Street fighting for its life, Yahia Lababidi says that by supporting each other, Egyptian...

4 Nov 2011 2 minute read

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Postcards from the Middle East

Glen Johnson presents photographs from Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen.

1 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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Egyptian laughter

In a climate of uncertainty, Maria Golia discovers that laughter can sound hollow.

1 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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Egypt's freedom harvest

Rami Zurayk says the Arab uprisings offer a unique chance to embrace food sovereignty.

27 Oct 2011 1 minute read

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Podcast: Maria Golia on Egypt

An interview with Maria Golia, author of our longstanding and popular...

1 Oct 2011 3 minute read

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The silver screen behind the Spring

Feature films can tell us much about the cultural background to recent events in North Africa and the Middle East. ...

1 Oct 2011 3 minute read

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Letter from Cairo

Love can be tough amid the boredom and despair of a city slum, writes Maria Golia.

Libya, Egypt: Fashioning democracy, packaging revolution

15 Sep 2011 3 minute read

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Libya, Egypt: Fashioning democracy, packaging revolution

Jody McIntyre questions the hypocrisy of Western leaders’ self-interested support for uprisings in the Arab...

Letter from Cairo: the struggle for a free press

1 Sep 2011 3 minute read

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Letter from Cairo: the struggle for a free press

The independent press has gained strength from the revolution, writes Maria Golia.

Mubarak in the dock, but tyranny runs free

4 Aug 2011 3 minute read

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Mubarak in the dock, but tyranny runs free

The bedridden spectacle of Egypt's ex-leader may be a welcome sight, but it shouldn't distract from wider issues at play in...

1 Jul 2011 3 minute read

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What is a 'true Egyptian'?

There may be no easy answer, but identity has become an obsession, discovers Maria Golia, among a people in turmoil.

1 Jun 2011 3 minute read

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A stitch in time saves...

Maria Golia’s tailor has the currency markets stitched up.

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