By Seheir Kansouh-Habib

By Gamal Nkrumah

By Hervé Pourcines

For those who can afford it, gated communities springing up around the edges of Egypt's noisy capital offer a different kind of life. But is it better, asks Hazem Zohny

The development of Embaba Airport should serve the nearby community, not fleeting commercial interests, or the needs of the wealthy, writes Mamdouh Hamza

By Samia Farid Shihata

Contemporary culture appears alternately suspicious or outright contemptuous of silence, writes Yahia Lababidi

The problems street children face, particularly girls, must be taken seriously, with comprehensive efforts made to understand their predicament, and to help, writes Hanna Abul Ghar

By Antonio Guterres

A participatory and long-term vision for the re-integration of street children in society is a must, writes Omneya Ragab

Despite burgeoning pollution, trees are often neglected or even killed in our cities, writes Sohailah El-Sawy

Government plans to give public sector companies over to the public spell disaster ahead, writes Youssef Bishay

Engaged citizenship starts by letting communities have a say on decisions that affect them, writes Samia Zeitoun

As a locale of popular political expression, the street is becoming -- despite attempts made to control it -- a power to contend with, writes Mona Makram-Ebeid

Real freedom lies in reclaiming the territory of individual and collective imagination, writes Alia Mossallam

Harangued and hounded, street vendors are simply poor people, often with families, trying to make a living. They should be protected, not persecuted, writes Nawal Hassan

Tackling pollution demands a multi-faceted strategy. Finding good solutions for agricultural waste is one aspect, writes Ibrahim Youssef

For the beauty of Egypt's cities to shine through, urban planners should prioritise people not cars, writes Ahmed Dorghamy

Cairo's public space is almost nonexistent and traffic is admittedly bad, but common sense