2015 year enders

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Practice review: a year of producing, surviving and learning

It’s been another year of fighting many woes at Mada. The obvious one aside – namely an unprecedented

1 January 2016

A year of cracks in the love apparatus

Lina Attalah | In 2014, this was Andeel’s reflection on the state of the people in the wake of the military’s grip

31 December 2015

A year in critical culture writing

From poetry and criticism to interviews and explainers, and from Suez and translation to cinematic nudity

31 December 2015

A year of Sisi’s highs and lows

Passant Rabie | We have seen the many faces of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi throughout the year, from absolute glee

30 December 2015

A year of animals making headlines

Jano Charbel | Animals proved to be veritable news-makers in Egypt in 2015: From monkey antics on the streets of Nasr

30 December 2015

A year of trying to deal with things going wrong for the economy

Isabel Esterman | The year 2015 witnessed some major triumphs for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his economic

29 December 2015

The year the FM spokesperson stepped into the ring

Dalia Rabie | Having only assumed his duties as the Foreign Ministry spokesperson this August, Ahmed Abu Zeid did not

29 December 2015

A year of grey zones: Egypt’s foreign friends and foes

Omar Said | Egypt’s foreign policy and diplomacy throughout 2015 arguably fell in some sort of grey zone, with

29 December 2015

Big ups, big downs in this year’s A-Z of arts phenomena in Egypt

An essential culture alphabet, from molokheya through Iman Mersal to comix.

28 December 2015

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