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Feb 9, 2014
The Lost Tribe Of Sochi
In the 1860s, the Circassian people were driven out of Sochi by the Czar’s armies to settle in Syria, Israel and Jordan. Now, displaced again by Assad’s war, they want the world to recognize them—and…
Jan 31, 2014
Changing Egypt Offers Hope to Long-Marginalized Nubians
Fatma Emam Sakory arrives late and flustered for our interview. The Nubian rights activist takes a moment to compose herself, then reels off the litany of racist comments she heard as she…
Jan 18, 2014
Egypt's Anglicans hopeful despite tough times
The small Christian community has faced harassment but priests believe interfaith dialogues are bearing fruit.
Jan 17, 2014
Life as a Muslim Brotherhood Supporter in Egypt
Most of the time Faisal (name changed to protect his identity) forgets he has shotgun pellets lodged in his head. They sometimes throb when he plays soccer and occasionally keep him up at night, but…
Nov 30, 2013
Playing croquet in post-revolutionary Cairo
Revolution has not stopped play at Cairo’s croquet clubs
Nov 30, 2013
The perils of American disengagement from the Middle East
It must be remarkably gratifying -even amusing – for many Egyptians to watch the United States scrambling to get back in their interim government’s good graces. How tempting it must be to throw…
Nov 28, 2013
Cairo's dalliance with Moscow
As America’s stock in Egypt tumbles, the Russians come calling.
Nov 20, 2013
The Dying Art of Belly Dancing in Conservative Egypt
At the Scheherezade club in Cairo’s downtown district, five paying customers and a dozen staff sat and gawped as the belly dancer shimmied across the stage, amid the peeling paint, chipped murals,…
Sep 27, 2013
Water Wars: Egyptians Condemn Ethiopia's Nile Dam Project
As the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam takes shape, tempers rise.