Our women on the ground
A new book of essays offers a nuanced glimpse into the complexities of reporting on the Arab world, including North Africa.
19 Articles by:
Sarah El-Shaarawi
Sarah El-Shaarawi is a writer and the managing editor of the journal, 'Arab Media and Society.'
Judgement Day
A commentary on how Egyptian society treats the abandoned, disabled, or those suffering from ailments and thus deemed a risk.
Giant Russian dolls in Egyptian national team jerseys
Reflections on World Cup fever from Cairo and my Canadian immigrant father’s Egyptian football nationalism.
Sergio Ramos and the Egyptians
Sergio Ramos’ injury to Mohamed Salah in the 2018 UEFA Champion’s League final set him up for a world of insults from Egyptian football fans.
This film was not made to be shown in Egypt
The Nile Hotel Incident chronicles a brutal murder and cover-up, framed against the backdrop of the outbreak of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
Some problems between the people and the police
What Egypt’s latest football tragedy says about social divisions in the country.
Mohamed so-and-so from such-and-such
Ridley Scott’s “Exodus” and deeply rooted issues of bigotry and racism in Hollywood.
The People’s Girls
Egypt has a sexual harassment problem. Two young women decided to make a film about it.
What if you witness a revolution, but things get worse?
Documenting the change from hope to depression and then finding new means to cope with the fading fragrance of revolution in Egypt.
The Jews of Egypt
Highlighting one of the dark sides of Egyptian nationalism, and exposing the dangers of blanket xenophobia.
To be an artist in Egypt right now
An Egyptian theater company puts on Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables in colloquial Arabic. The choice was no error.
The scope of the problem
Egyptian director Mohamed Diab talks about his film on sexual harassment.
Looking beyond beauty
An interview with the artist Lalla Essaydi who seeks to challenge Orientalist mythology in her work.
The image of the modern Arab man
“My aim is to unveil men in regions where most of the time, we try to unveil women.” — The photographer Scarlett Coten.
What is going in Egypt?
Is this Egypt’s second revolution, a military coup, or an agglomeration of both (“Democratic Coup”, anyone)? And then there’s the media noise.
When the material writes itself
The comedians Jon Stewart and Bassem Youssef and Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
Egyptian women won’t be blamed for sexual assaults
Also, dispelling the myth that all Arab men systematically oppress and victimize Arab women.
Another Side of the Story
An interview with the managing editor of “Daily News Egypt,” two-years after the Egyptian uprising.
The individual vs the cause
The enduring controversies around Egyptian-American activist Mona Eltahawy.