A new report on female genital mutilation (FGM) finds the practice to be not only life-threatening and the cause of unspeakable pain, but a human rights violation that remains disturbingly widespread all across the country

How to assert a woman's right to a violence-free existence? Women activists from across the ideological spectrum met in Cairo to discuss this

Can Prince Said Halim's Palace in downtown Cairo regain its original grandeur? Nevine El-Aref outlines official plans in the light of the excitement of artists