Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 1, 2021
An interview with Jordi, well-known in Cairo’s Khan al-Khalili district for the four souvenir shops he owns in this part of Cairo. Jordi is the son of the late Muhammad Abdul Abni who was also a trader in the Khan al-Khalili. Jordi tells how he started this business when he was young. It includes...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 1, 2021
Ahmed Tatawi, a wealthy young Egyptian, speaks in this interview about the economic situation of the Egyptian people, inequality and the economic background of the country. He also speaks of interesting events he experienced. Ahmed Tatawi lived in six countries and currently resides in Saudi Arabia...
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 9, 2021
Farahat ben Younes [Faraḥāt bin Yūnis] is General Inspector of Civic Education, President of the Association of the Civic Education, civil society activist and interested in issues of gender.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 23, 2021
The interview with Dr Amr Assad Khalil [ʿAmrū Asʿad Khalīl] is a journey to Moscow of the 80’s through the eyes of an Egyptian, a monologue of memory, a life story and warm conversation of two with the hum of a hard-working ventilator in the back.
Dr. Asʿad speaks about his anti-Israeli activities...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 19, 2021
In this recorded interview Dr Munīr Niʿmatallāh, Egypt’s Pioneering Environmentalist, expresses his opinion on the topic of Ecosystem Restoration and relationship of people and nature in Egypt. He shares his thoughts on the most important criteria of a “sustainable society” and what the term “...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 24, 2021
The hitherto little-known village of Qufada [Qufāda] sadly became national news for a local pyramid scheme headed by Hussein Muhammad [Ḥussayn Muḥammad], a trader in tiles who is a member of a big local family. He was known for trading with China and speaks Chinese. Ḥussayn was successful in...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 1, 2019
At a time when the topic of migration is at the center of debate, it is usual to take under scrutiny how foreigners coming to Western countries integrate. Do they learn the language of the host country? Do they open themselves to the local communities? Do they adapt to the new customs and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 5, 2019
Diana Sakakini [Diana al-Sakākīnī] was born in Milan, Italy, from the prestigious al-Sakākīnī family of Christian Syrian origins that has left indelible marks in Egypt as the majestic al-Sakākīnī Palace in Old Cairo testifies. She was educated in Italy but later returned to Egypt where her parents...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 15, 2019
The Center for Arab-West Understanding Learning Center accepted 15 Eritrean refugee students for the academic year 2019-2020 and asked Samuel McVicar and me to visit their families. This resulted in an article for Arab-West Report and these photos. All families have to get by with very little money...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 17, 2018
This interview report reflects a brief discussion on August 5, 2018, between Libyan representatives (Mr. Abdulmajid Zuwama Alothmani [ʿAbd al-Majīd Zūwāmah alʿUthmānī], former Minister of Agriculture and current PDG of Libyan Petrol and Gas), Mr Ahmed Shawki Mansour [Aḥmad Shawqī Manṣūr], the GM...