An interview with Maria Golia, author of our longstanding and popular Letter from Cairo column.
Egypt
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Letter from Cairo
Love can be tough amid the boredom and despair of a city slum, writes Maria Golia.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- October 1, 2011
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The silver screen behind the Spring
Feature films can tell us much about the cultural background to recent events in North Africa and the Middle East. Malcolm Lewis has been watching some of them.
- Malcolm Lewis
- October 1, 2011
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Letter from Cairo: the struggle for a free press
The independent press has gained strength from the revolution, writes Maria Golia.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- September 1, 2011
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What is a 'true Egyptian'?
There may be no easy answer, but identity has become an obsession, discovers Maria Golia, among a people in turmoil.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- July 1, 2011
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World Development book case study: the role of social networking in the Arab Spring
A case study for our World Development text book
Filed in: Egypt Technology Tunisia
- June 9, 2011
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A stitch in time saves...
Maria Golia’s tailor has the currency markets stitched up.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- June 1, 2011
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Bearing witness
Maria Golia savours a moment of extraordinary clarity for Egypt.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- April 1, 2011
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When people rise up...
As the ripples of rebellion spread through the Arab world, what’s next for democracy?
- Vanessa Baird
- April 1, 2011
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Mubarak left. What's next?
Stefan Simanowitz considers the implications of recent events in Egypt and the whole region.
Filed in: Egypt
- Stefan Simanowitz
- February 16, 2011
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Cognac and horse sweat
In the name of research, Maria Golia meets a man with an unusual mission.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- November 1, 2010
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