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The Watch
| A Day without Mercy
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Ali El Bahnasawy | | When the building-sized boulders fell on the houses of Duweiqa, the aftermath was terrible. Egypt Today was at the site on September 6 to witness one of Cairos darkest moments. |
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The Watch
| Blowing Smoke
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Dina Basiony | | It turns out that the ‘sick’ man on the cigarette packet warnings is alive and smoking. Now the Minister of Health is being sued over the alleged deception. |
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The Watch
| Campus Confusion
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Kholoud Khalifa | | The much-hyped new campus of the American University in Cairo has led to dismay among students and staff and pleas for patience from administrators |
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The Watch
| Show Me the Money
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Ethar El-Katatney | | Doctors and teachers, fed up with dismal pay, are speaking up and taking action |
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The Watch
| Speed School
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Jehan Soliman | | A school for desert racers puts the old-timers with the newcomersto teach speed, technique and a healthy respect for the sand |
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The Watch
| Pyramids Makeover
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Hossam Zaater | | The last of the Seven Ancient Wonders gets a twenty-first century facelift, but pleasing everyone proves to be a difficult task |
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The Watch
| Smoke Screen
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Manal el-Jesri | | Economist Nader Fergany has a bone to pick with those who see a rosy fiscal future |
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The View
| Helping Hussein
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Neal Hussein | | A Muslim campaigner reflects on the need to defend Barack Obamas Christianity to American voters |
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The View
| The Worldview from the Top
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Gwynne Dyer | | If Barack Obama becomes the next US president, where does his running mate, Joe Biden, fit in? |
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Faces | Lisa Anderson
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Hadia Mostafa | | The former dean of Columbia Universitys School of International and Public Affairs joins AUC as provost, ready to usher in a new era |
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Cover Story | The Other Side of the Tracks
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Manal el-Jesri | | Residents of the nation’s shantytowns are often invisible to the rest of society, until a disaster such as the Duweiqa rockslide or the fire at the Qale’et El-Kabsh slum. Those living in Ezbet Arab Abu Regeila say they would rather be invisible than face the disaster in front of them: eviction. |
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Feature | Dancing With Controversy
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Erika Sherk | | Modern dance is moving to center stage, despite those who condemn it as a sin |
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Feature | A Scottish Effendi
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Jason Thompson | | In 1987, author and historian Jason Thompson introduced readers of then Cairo Today to Scotsman Donald Thomson, better known in his adopted homeland as Osman Effendi. Two decades later, Thompson revisits Osman with a more complete, vibrant look at the life of the former slave who rose to gentility in Mohamed Ali Pasha’s Egypt. |
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ET Guide
| Whatever Lola Wants
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Sherif Awad | | Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch speaks out about the inspiration for and reaction to his controversial film |
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ET Guide
| Flawed Jewel
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Ethar El-Katatney | | The Jewel of Medina, a fictionalized version of the life of Lady Aisha, has reopened the debate on portraying Islam’s sacred figures |
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ET Guide
| Tuning Up
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Hossam Zaater | | Our bodies require so much maintenance that the consequences of ignoring warning lights can be alarming |
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ET Guide
| The Art of Persuasion
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Mohamed Khan | | There’s more to directing than yelling “lights, camera action” |
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