Netflix released on Wednesday, January 5, the official teaser for Tunisian actress Hend Sabry’s new six-episode series “Al Bahth An Ola” (“Finding Ola”), reprising her role as Ola Abdel-Sabour in the 2010 comedy series “Ayza Atgawez” (�...

Prosecution in Egypt’s Gharbiya governorate detained two men Tuesday 4 January, after allegations of blackmailing a minor with explicit, doctored images. Basant Khaled, a 16-year-old from Kafr El Zayat village, took her own life as a result of thes...

The story of 17-year-old Basant Khaled from Kafr El Zayat village in Egypt’s Gharbia governorate, who died by suicide after she was blackmailed with photoshopped pictures online, has caused a ripple of outrage on social media According to Al Arabiy...

As someone who aspired to become a writer from a very young age, I’ve always pondered as a child why I never studied many women writers in literature classes – so much so that, due to the little exposure I had to women voices, my writing star...

In the heart of Cairo’s crowded streets lies Ataba Square, a space of various essences in sculpturing the historical, cultural, geographical, and economic situation in Egypt. Egypt’s main post office is located near it, and it is the starting poi...

In January 2022, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is scheduled to host the largest international contemporary art event, the World Art Forum (WAF). The WAF is the first of its kind, and adopts Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the c...

Every year, the Egyptian Streets team looks back at the year through photos. This year began with a flicker of hope that the pandemic will slowly come to an end, but it ended with more uncertainty. We cannot quite predict what could happen in 2022, b...

“El zaman el gameel” (the beautiful time) or Egypt’s Golden Age: This is how we often hear our parents and grandparents describing Egypt in the last few decades before the introduction of technology and the revolutionary 2000s. Scrolling throug...

It’s Friday: an Egyptian home is with ripe sunlight, the morning catching on furniture and slanting across rooms. Beyond the scene, a call to prayer can be heard – an athan, ceremonial bells falling together, or the gentle worship of slow morning...

An advertisement by French automobile brand Citroen has attracted criticism for its apparent promotion of sexual harassment in Egypt. The advertisement, released by Citroen Egypt in the first week of December, has become the subject of social media d...