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    Karam Youssef, wearing a grey pullover, is standing in the entrance of her bookshop. Above her head, a red sign reads “Al Kotob Khan” in Arabic.
    What It's Like To...
    16 July 2025

    What It’s Like To … Run a Publishing House and Bookstore in Cairo

    Karam Youssef has built and maintained a cultural oasis in the book business for nearly two decades, publishing Arabic language books and translations of literary quality and sociopolitical relevance in Egypt.

    A photo collage of Mo Salah and Sadio Mané in action on the field. Salah wearing Egypt's red and white jersey, and Mané wearing Senegal's white jersey with yellow, green and red designs.
    Featured
    23 June 2025

    The African Kings Who Ruled Football

    Over the past 15 years, Egypt's Mo Salah and Senegal's Sadio Mané have stood as enduring symbols of African excellence on football’s biggest stages, with the trophies and records to show.

    Op-Ed: North Africa Is Witnessing Solidarity in Motion, but at What Cost?
    News
    12 June 2025

    Op-Ed: North Africa Is Witnessing Solidarity in Motion, but at What Cost?

    The Maghrebian Al-Soumoud convoy was set to meet the Global March to Gaza on Thursday, but the Egyptian authorities are detaining and deporting foreign nationals and even obstructing them from entering Egypt.

    A woman wearing a beige and pink hijab is addressing people in a conference room, speaking into a microphone and gesticulating with a lifted arm.
    News
    09 June 2025

    How Sudanese Displacement to Egypt Might Help End FGM

    Between the hardships of fleeing their country and new social fabrics with the absence of grandmothers and husbands, doors are opening for mothers to decide against the genital cutting of their daughters.

    The Best North African Songs Right Now
    Songs You Need To Hear
    31 May 2025

    The Best North African Songs Right Now

    In May, music releases were less energetic and more introspective, powerful in their minimalism, and stepping stones towards bigger releases and projects awaiting us in the summer.

    With 'Aisha Can’t Fly Away,' Morad Mostafa Opens a Different Perspective on Life in Egypt
    Film + TV
    14 May 2025

    With 'Aisha Can’t Fly Away,' Morad Mostafa Opens a Different Perspective on Life in Egypt

    After Ward’s Henna Party and I Promise You Paradise, the director closes his trilogy of inspecting Egyptian society through the eyes of Sudanese migrants.

    On “The Man Who Lost His Heart,” Marwan Moussa Maps a Pathway Through Grief
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    09 May 2025

    On “The Man Who Lost His Heart,” Marwan Moussa Maps a Pathway Through Grief

    The 23-track, deeply personal album confronts the death of the rapper’s mother, embedding the experience of depression and loss in an Egyptian cultural context.

    What It’s like To … Work as a Tour Guide in the Grand Egyptian Museum
    What It's Like To...
    30 April 2025

    What It’s like To … Work as a Tour Guide in the Grand Egyptian Museum

    Ahead of the official opening of the world’s biggest archeological museum complex dedicated to one civilization, Ibrahim Morgan tells OkayAfrica about the wonders awaiting the world in Giza’s Grand Egyptian Museum.

    Sham El-Nessim: Egypt’s Ancient Spring Festival
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    21 April 2025

    Sham El-Nessim: Egypt’s Ancient Spring Festival

    The celebration, which dates back to 2700 BC, carries a stench of tradition and communal celebration.

    Tunisian protesters wave national flags and raise their arms in defiance during the Arab Spring.
    OkayAfrica15
    14 April 2025

    The Youth-Led Protests that Continue to Reverberate Across Africa

    In 2011, Tunisia ushered the world into a new era of digital activism, referred to as the Arab Spring, creating a blueprint for protest movements in Egypt, Libya, Sudan, South Africa, Nigeria, and most recently, Kenya.

    What to Watch in North Africa this April
    Film + TV
    04 April 2025

    What to Watch in North Africa this April

    This month’s guide introduces Ramadan’s hit shows and eases you into the summer season with Egyptian and Moroccan comedies.

    Ahmed Atif and Mohamed Tarek are walking down a red carpet in baggy jeans and flowy shirts, surrounded by excited people clapping and filming.
    News
    19 March 2025

    The Risky Boys Turn Cairo’s Vibrant Energy Into Viral Fashion Shows

    The duo’s impromptu catwalks in markets, garages, and places of Cairene daily life offer a window into a culture that is usually misrepresented and stripped of its creative agency.

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