Salafyo Costa: Confronting Religious Prejudice in Egypt
SOPHIE ANMUTH, MARWA NASSER, CGNEWS: Religious prejudice has real consequences as has been seen recently in Egypt. One group confronts it head on
Savvy: Young Egyptians Embrace New ‘E-Opportunities’
MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: The natural entrepreneurial spirit of many young Egyptians is being fashioned and directed in novel ways.
‘The Tripoli I Know’: Shisha, Ice Cream and Friends
AISHA HABLI, CGNEWS: It has a reputation as a place of conflict, where feuds and sectarian scores are settled. That’s not my experience
Syria’s ‘Florence Nightingales’: U.S Medics Go To Front
KIRAN ANSARI, CGNEWS: Tired of watching the horror unveil on television a group of American medics have decided to take direct action
‘Who’s The Victim Now?’: The Shame of My Holocaust Stories
NOA MA’AYAN, CGNEWS: There we were, three women sitting removed from their natural environment chatting about their lives in a beautiful setting
Super Makh: ‘Fearless In the Face of Female Harassment’
SOPHIE ANMUTH: A cartoon superhero is helping Egyptians confront an issue that is pervasive and corrosive in an accessible manner
High-Fashion and Islam:’Hijabinistas On the Rise’
KEZIAH RIDGEWAY, CGNEWS: A spate of crimes involving burqa-clad individuals has led to a rise in hate crime but the fightback is coming from an unlikely quarter
Conference: ‘A Golden Chance’ to Resolve Yemeni Differences
ABUBAKR AL SHAHAMI, CGNEWS: Grievances relating back to the civil war in the mid 90s need to be solved to avoid a split Yemen
Ghalia: The TV Chef Egyptians Have Taken To Heart
MOUSTAFA ABDELHALIM, CGNEWS: She comes from a modest background, celebrates local cooking and has had a massive impact throughout Egypt
‘Democracy Is Doing’: Egyptians ‘Do It’
VANESSA BASSIL, CGNEWS: Young Egyptian aren’t waiting for ‘top down’ change. They’re taking matters to improve their lives into their own hands
How To Be Human: What Surgeons Teach Us
TAHSEEN YAQEEN, CGNEWS: It’s a story that pops up now and then but the strength of its message should not be underestimated.
‘Talk or Shoot?’: Tunisian Society on a Knife-Edge
LAMIA HATIRA, NURA SULEIMAN, CGNEWS: We don’t have a culture of armed conflict but it’s possible that we’re moving in that direction.
‘Politics Not History Is Driving Islamophobia’
MUQTEDAR KHAN: Those analysts who turn to history to explain growing Islamophobia around the globe are ignoring today’s political landscape
Morocco ‘An Example of Jewish, Arab Co-Existence’
ADINA FRIEDMAN: The richness of Morocco’s Jewish history comes as a surprise to many but it could provide a template for the region.
‘Renounce Violence’: The Way for Egypt’s Parties
MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: The temptation to resort to violence to conduct political discourse needs to stop in Egypt
The Textbook Narrative That Demonises ‘The Other’
MICHAEL FELSEN, CGNEWS: A major study of Palestinian and Israeli textbooks provides some startling findings.
Marriage Debate ‘Touches Raw Nerve’ in Lebanon
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: The attempt by a Sunni woman and a Shi’a man to effect a civil marriage in Lebanon has brought the issue of national identity to the fore
Arabic Chat: An Encounter With Hatred On a Train
MORIEL ROTHMAN, CGNEWS: Two obviously Jewish people speaking Arabic in a public place was sure to cause a reaction.
#MyJihad: The Struggle To Reclaim a Word
MONIQUE PARSONS, CGNEWS: It is one of the most over-used yet least understood terms in relation to Islam. A concerted campaign has begun to claim it back.
