My Doctor, My Butcher? With little hope of a law regulating organ transplants being passed anytime soon, kidney trafficking has become big business over the past few decades. Is Egypt really becoming the regional hub for a dark industry — the “Brazil of the Middle East,” as an online South African newspaper recently declared? IT’S A STORY Egyptian newspapers have told so many times that it has lost the ability to shock: Young man seeks job, young man gets job offer, young man undergoes medical checkup to ensure his fitness for job and/or visa, young man wakes up in hospital with searing pain in one of his sides.
They pray, fast, have their own holy book and prophet, but have yet to gain the acceptance of any of the three major monotheistic religions — much less get formal recognition on official documents. Who are the Baha'i?
NASSIF BEBAWY WAS BORN in 1925 to a Coptic family he describes as poor and pious. Like countless other boys his age, he left school after completing h
Amidst an outcry surging from both the media and the People’s Assembly against Omaret Yacoubian’s homosexual subplot, up-and-coming actors Khaled El-Sawy and Bassem Samra talk about why they decided to take on such controversial roles
Sex and sexual relationships — homosexuality in particular — have long topped Egyptian cinema’s list of taboos. It’s little wonder
Glue Yourself to Your Screen That’s what you’d need to do to take in the sheer number of mousalsalat set to air this Ramadan. Alternatively, check out our annual guide and choose the best few to follow. NEXT MONTH: We take a look at the best straight-up programs, including the return of fan-favorite Starmaker and A Minute With Khaled El-Guindy, with Egypt Today’s favorite sheikh. BySherif Awad Read more
Because You’re Gorgeous Syrian drama queen Sulaf Fawakherji makes her screen debut in Egypt in this season’s critically acclaimed biography Halim BySherif Awad Read more
Stone Man Walking SCA chief Dr. Zahi Hawass on the final journey of Ramses II ByCache Seel Read more
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