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1 Apr 2011 3 minute read

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Bearing witness

Maria Golia savours a moment of extraordinary clarity for Egypt.

1 Apr 2011 6 minute read

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When people rise up...

As the ripples of rebellion spread through the Arab world, what’s next for democracy?

What hope a Zimbabwean uprising?

14 Mar 2011 3 minute read

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What hope a Zimbabwean uprising?

After Egypt and Tunisia, could President Mugabe be the next dictator to be toppled? Mgcini Nyoni explains why...

9 Mar 2011 6 minute read

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All Egyptians are equal, but some are more equal than others

With attempts to mark International Women’s Day thwarted by angry men, Glen Johnson discovers that Egypt’s uprising has yet to...

Mubarak left. What's next?

16 Feb 2011 4 minute read

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Mubarak left. What's next?

Stefan Simanowitz considers the implications of recent events in Egypt and the whole region.

The Great Rebellion

7 Feb 2011 2 minute read

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The Great Rebellion

Or how the poor Majority World has escaped the Great Recession - and why the people of the Arab world might now be joining in...

1 Nov 2010 3 minute read

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Cognac and horse sweat

In the name of research, Maria Golia meets a man with an unusual mission.

1 Oct 2010 3 minute read

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Letter from Cairo

Maria Golia meets the man with the eyes of a caged god.

1 Jun 2010 3 minute read

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Crackdown in Cairo

Egyptian politics heats up over Mubarak succession

25 May 2010 3 minute read

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Water wars

An 80-year-old colonial law gives Egypt unfair advantage in its access to the Nile.

Empire of the senses

1 May 2010 7 minute read

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Empire of the senses

In an Egypt where sexual feelings are kept buttoned up by religiosity, *Yahia Lababidi* observes an all-pervading sensuality...

2 Mar 2010 2 minute read

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Learning while earning

Cairo’s ‘garbage people’ are improving their standard of living

Faith and frustration

6 Jan 2010 6 minute read

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Faith and frustration

Despite Egyptian intransigence, the aid convoy still hopes to get to Gaza.

2 Oct 2009 3 minute read

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Permission denied

*Maria Golia* recalls why part of her Egyptian education involved learning how to break the rules.

2 Sep 2009 3 minute read

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Wealth in abundance

'Make do and mend' is a time-honoured Egyptian talent, discovers *Maria Golia*.

2 Jun 2009 3 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Shake and sway

*Maria Golia* ponders Egypt’s attitude towards sexuality.

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