In Marsa Matrouh, on the northwestern coast of Egypt, signs of tribalism and adherence to an ultra conservative Islam can't be missed. Bedouin garb...
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1. You are invited as a guest to Janadriyah’s annual silly festival for men, hosted by King Abdullah or his sons.
2. You are attached to one of the...
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Cairo - About a year ago, we – an outstanding team of editors and reporters and I – were struggling to keep our newspaper alive. Daily News Egypt (...
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Capturing something as elusive as hypocrisy in a simple static infographic may appear daunting.
Not so for al-Arabiya – the Saudi royal family-owned...
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Media commentators in the Arab Gulf and beyond are using social media to push the press there to be more aggressive in its Gaza coverage, as most...
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Our Gaza live blog will be posting updates on the Israeli attacks, while the Boxes & Briefs team will be monitoring the media's response...
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Boxes & Briefs examines the ubiquitous “experts” cited by mainstream western media, who – more often than not – tell reporters covering the Arab...
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As the Syrian civil war drags on, journalists struggle to find new angles that they can sell to their editors. Every story about battles, refugees,...
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The 19-month uprising in Syria may be the foggiest conflict in living memory; grainy images and shaky videos gleaned from social media are re-...
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