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Sarah El-Shaarawi
@SarahElShaarawi is a writer and full-time editor @AMS_Journal.
Judgement Day
A commentary on how Egyptian society treats the abandoned, disabled, or those suffering from ailments deemed a risk.
Giant Russian dolls wearing Egyptian national team jerseys
A Canadian immigrant father's Egyptian football nationalism, and reflections on World Cup fever from Cairo.
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
Last November an underground screening of the film The Nile Hotel Incident was shut down by
What Egypt’s latest football tragedy says about social divisions in the country
On Sunday while I sat sipping tea at a French chain café somewhere on the outskirts
Hey Ridley Scott, ‘Mohamed so-and-so’ wants his job back
The controversy surrounding Ridley Scott’s casting in “Exodus: Gods and Kings” (it opens on December 12th)
Egypt has a sexual harassment problem. Two young women decided to make a film about it
Both domestically and abroad, the issue of sexual harassment has been called a sickness in Egyptian
What if you witness a revolution but things get worse?
Last week “Arij – Scent of Revolution” had its Egyptian premiere during the Goethe Film Week
The Jews of Egypt
The subject is fascinating, both broadly and specifically. Specifically, “Jews of Egypt” explores the history of
What’s it like to be an artist in Egypt right now
On the last Sunday of January, an Egyptian musical theatre group performed a bare-bones rendition of
Egyptian director Mohamed Diab talks about his film on sexual harassment
Over the last few years, the waves of sexual assault and harassment on the streets of