Archives for the ‘Egypt’ Category
  Egypt bans Marwa al-Sherbini postal stamp»

The Egyptian government has instructed its post to ban all letters and packages sporting an Iranian stamp bearing a picture of Marwa al-Sherbini...

August 18, 2009

Belly dancing: a dying art?»
Traditionalists in Egypt have targeted cabarets that feature belly dancers, and many Egyptians fear that the art is dying.

July 23, 2009

Sherbini’s death: Firm stand needed»
Marwa Al Sherbini's brutal killing has "nasty racist undertones," according to one Arab News journalist.

July 15, 2009

Egypt mourns the ‘Hijab Martyr’»
A large funeral procession in the northern city of Alexandria, Egypt, gathered to mourn the death...

July 7, 2009