Mai Shams El-Din
 
Mai graduated from the American University in Cairo with a degree in journalism. She worked mostly for local English-language news outlets but has also been writing in Arabic, particularly when it comes to her home city, Aswan, Upper Egypt. She read more
 
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The Western Desert: The other front in the Egyptian ‘war on terror’
Mai Shams El-Din | Amid the conflict between militants and security forces, the Western Desert has emerged as a third front
Students strike out at universities as new campus dress codes imposed
Mai Shams El-Din | Students on Egypt’s public university campuses are now subject to new dress codes that prohibit a range
Targeting the Ultras: Why are security forces trying to erase the memory of the stands?
Mai Shams El-Din | Security forces arrested 150 Ahly Football Club fans (Ultras Ahlawy) from Borg al-Arab stadium in Alexandria
‘Egypt is not Tunisia’ when it comes to women’s rights
Mai Shams El-Din | Amid celebration in Tunisia over securing women’s rights, Al-Azhar strikes a different chord
Copts and Egypt’s national game: We’ll call you back later
Mai Shams El-Din | The absence of professional level Christian players can be traced to discrimination that begins young
Al-Azhar post-June 30: An ongoing dispute interrupted by a brief alliance
Mai Shams El-Din | Four years after June 30, 2013 tensions between Al-Azhar and the executive authority rise to the surface
 
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