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Between Landmines and Apples
On January 7, 2009 by Mona AbouissaThe strongest coffee and an ongoing cold war keeps the Golan Druze in a perpetual state of hope and despair.
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The Memoirs of a Prisoner
On January 3, 2009 by Mona Abouissa“Prison was a school of life,” says Bisher, 44, who spent more than half of his life in Israeli prisons. Above him is a photo of him with his brother, smiling, with a background of waterfall wallpaper taken by an Israeli prison photographer.
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In a Transit Country
On January 2, 2009 by Mona AbouissaAn investigation into the Iraqi refugee community in Cairo, never able to trust Egypt or return home, stuck in transit at the mercy of NGOs.
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Swine Flu Could Spell the End of Garbage City
On January 1, 2009 by Mona AbouissaA reportage from the “epicenter” of a pandemic – Cairo’s notorious garbage district.
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Conversations with the Deaf
On January 4, 2007 by Mona AbouissaIt is hard to live in Egypt with a disability, with unequipped infrastructure and deformed stereotypes – and no state support. The article is about being unheard.