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Negotiations on the implementation of Trump’s plan for Gaza began on Monday in Egypt. No one wants to be held responsible for failure, which gives the first phase— a ceasefire and the release of hostages and prisoners — a real chance of success. What comes next will be far more complex.
In the age of algorithms and 15-second reels, a new kind of religious voice is echoing across the Middle East and North Africa through smartphones and social media feeds. These are the “Instagram Sheikhs” — a diverse group of young, digital-savvy Muslims who fuse Islamic teachings with modern tools and aesthetics.
Egypt has perfected the art of passive resistance in navigating international pressures — delaying, complicating, and outlasting unwanted initiatives. From blocking the Arab NATO project to managing the fate of two Red Sea islands, Cairo deploys its bureaucratic “Madame Afaf” tactic to stall without confrontation.
To many Middle Eastern women, the burkini is an elegant compromise between faith and freedom. But to others, it’s a social threat.
Laila Soueif, the mother of a jailed British-Egyptian activist, has not eaten in more than 240 days in an effort to free her son. Her hunger strike paints a tragic picture of the cost of activism in modern Egypt, where individual protest through the body may be met with institutional silence and indifference.
Egypt has tried again to reaffirm its historic regional role by condemning Israel’s war in Gaza. But Cairo’s economic weakness, and reliance on Israel and the Gulf countries, ultimately leave its hands tied.
In Egypt’s sun-soaked tourist towns, a new form of romance blooms — one where age, money, and longing collide in quiet transactions masked as love.
In Gaza, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) — which collect, store, analyze, manage and display geographic data — are helping various organizations to distribute aid, track patterns of violence and destruction, and preserve collective memory.
Al-Azhar’s rooting of the idea of unfairness in inheritance division, based on the logic that men deserve twice as much as women, leaves women without full entitlement. One legal scholar is challenging this longstanding edict, and with it the very authority of the venerated Islamic institution.
In Egypt, there are more mosques and fewer imams than in previous years. Meet the freelance imams filling the gaps, and navigating the challenges to being part-time religious leaders.
Mohamed Ramadan’s performance at Coachella marks a stark contrast from Egypt’s golden era of art, when creativity served as the nation’s conscience.
Following the tariff announcement, several U.S. importers have started asking Egyptian factories to increase their production capacity in the coming period, in an attempt to find an alternative to Chinese exports that will become more expensive due to the imposed tariffs.
Egypt’s economic subjugation: A nation for sale.
Public outcry grows in Egypt as activists demand an end to animal performances in circuses and zoos after deadly mauling incidents reveal widespread abuse and poor living conditions.
Trump and Netanyahu have both pushed the idea of forcing Palestinians out of Gaza, but it has gotten nowhere. The specter of a massive displacement of people has gotten vocal push back from large parts of the world. Instead, the recent return to slaughtering innocents doesn’t seem to provoke must international opposition.
Yet another female social media influencer is facing accusations of violating Egyptian family values. This crackdown, which is linked to Egypt’s broader social and legal climate, disproportionately impacts women.
Reducing sentences in family violence cases isn’t uncommon in Egypt. So women struggle from both: their families and the courts.
Egypt has perfected the art of passive resistance in navigating international pressures — delaying, complicating, and outlasting unwanted initiatives. From blocking the Arab NATO project to managing the fate of two Red Sea islands, Cairo deploys its bureaucratic “Madame Afaf” tactic to stall without confrontation. As Trump returns with bold regional proposals, Egypt is once again playing the long game, waiting out the storm.
Israel has upended the ceasefire in Gaza, resuming war amid propaganda of continuing negotiations under fire. Can Egypt spearhead a “semi-permanent” solution to end the conflict and prevent further escalation?
Any future conflict with Israel will not resemble the 20th-century wars — those highly controlled, limited conflicts that lasted only days or weeks. Wars then followed rules of engagement because they were overseen by the two superpowers of the Cold War.
Frustrated that schools are not taking complaints of sexual harassment in their establishments seriously, some parents in Egypt are taking matters to court. But despite judicial and legal progress, young girls are continuing to pay the psychological price.
As Gazan families struggle to find food and shelter amid the rubble, the future remains uncertain. Residents remain in a constant state of waiting, oscillating between hope and despair.
A tale of hunger, free meals and a serious misunderstanding about a “cross” on the wrist of the Muslim author.
Egypt is one of the few countries where leprosy persists. But with effective treatment methods and cases declining, some say Cairo wants to close the country’s last leprosy colony, Abu Zaabal, rehouse its patients and transform the land into medical facilities — an idea that concerns patients and their families, many of whom remain in the colony out of fear of social stigmas.
A number of international humanitarian organizations, local associations, and organizations operate within the al-Hol refugee camp in northern Syria. Most of these organizations are primarily funded by the U.S., meaning that three sectors and several community segments are directly affected by the U.S. State Department’s decision to halt foreign aid.
An AI-generated video shared by Donald Trump on his social network depicts the transformation of Gaza he has proposed: luxury resorts, and no Palestinians. An abomination toward the victims of the war, it also contains a depiction of Trump himself that is the seed of his own inevitable downfall.
While Arab countries have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza, they have yet to outline an alternative plan. It seems some have accepted the idea of searching for alternatives that align with American-Israeli desires. But this is a historic opportunity for Arab countries to prove to their peoples their ability to break free from the American orbit.
The Egyptian people love soccer, but those who rule its professional leagues don’t seem to care about the sport. The people had to find a solution, on city streets and remote villages — and special once-a-year Ramadan tournaments.
In Syria, LGBTQ+ individuals are being stripped of their freedom, dignity and right to defend themselves. Only a few voices and organizations working in secrecy attempt to shed light on the violations against them in an environment that is increasingly hostile toward anyone who dares to advocate for marginalized groups.
Hezbollah has emerged notably weaker from the war with Israel. The image of the protector that it had entrenched in Lebanon’s Shiite consciousness was shattered by the war in favor of an idea that calls for the Lebanese army as an alternative guardian. Yet Hezbollah is hardly fading away.
While the U.S. President has mostly focused on his real estate vision of a new “Riviera” along the coastal enclave, there are also untapped off-shore gas fields that Trump may be after.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s vile proposal to take over Gaza has led to a shift in discourse Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. This moment could mark a new beginning, with Arab regimes aligning their politics with those of their peoples. That is the only safeguard against Trump’s blackmail and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ambitions.
President Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over Gaza and resettle the 2.1 million Palestinians living there has pushed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to delay his trip to the White House. But Trump holds some big cards that Cairo knows it will have to face.
Economic crisis and higher inflation in Egypt have prompted many young married people to abandon the idea of having children. And if they decide to have children, they just want one or two at most to be able to provide them a decent life.
From the bustling streets of Cairo to the soulful melodies of Beirut, Arab cinema is masterfully capturing the heart of a region rich in culture, resilience and untold stories.
Following President Trump’s shocking proposal for the U.S. to redevelop Gaza, leaders in Cairo are seriously considering canceling the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty. An Egyptian official has said that the U.S. plan, which would displace the Palestinian people, would will push the entire Middle East into a military confrontation whose scope and repercussions are unknown.
Donald Trump made ever more clearly Monday that he is serious about relocating Palestinians permanently outside Gaza. It’s a plan that the entire Arab world categorically rejects, and puts the U.S. back on the hook for resolving the thorniest of Middle East conflicts.
Hijab is merely a custom that, by force of tradition, has turned into a religious symbol — nothing more. The early Quranic interpreters, who favored transmission over reason due to their limited knowledge and weak analytical abilities at the time, interpreted the so-called “verses of hijab” without considering their historical context or the reasons behind their revelation.
Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take Palestinians in Gaza is the ultimate nightmare scenario for Cairo and Amman, but the U.S. president looks prepared to use his leverage to get a deal the Israelis would prefer.
The Trump administration sought to slash social aid in the U.S. but had to backtrack amid public outcry. However, it froze international humanitarian and development aid for 90 days, sparking confusion and panic in many affected countries and organizations. It is just the kind of narrative Beijing and Moscow are happy to spin across the world.