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Ahmed Ateyya

Ahmed Ateyya is a Cairo-based, award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is the co-founder of Wojood Media, a documentary production company. On Twitter: @ateyya

Egypt | Feb 10, 2016

Egyptian taxi drivers protest 'unfair competition' from Uber

Taxi drivers in Egypt say ride-sharing services Uber and Careem do not have to meet the same regulations taxis do and do not pay their fair share of taxes.

Egypt | Oct 16, 2015

Islamist party to boycott Egyptian parliamentary election

The Islamist Strong Egypt Party has called for a boycott of the 2015 parliamentary elections, but critics say the move will not hurt the legitimacy of the new parliament.

Egypt | Jul 3, 2015

Egypt’s missing activists resurface in prison

Mysterious arrests are on the rise in Egypt, leaving citizens feeling vulnerable to both the precarious security situation and security forces.

Protesters hold pictures during a protest in support of imprisoned activists who are in a hunger strike at prison, in front of the Press Syndicate, in Cairo August 25, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MEDIA) - RTR43OK4

Egypt | Jun 11, 2015

Egypt demolishes Mubarak’s party headquarters

The Egyptian government ordered the demolition of the National Democratic Party’s headquarters in the center of Cairo, despite criticism as the building is considered part of Egypt’s architectural history.

An Egyptian worker is seen during the demolition of the headquarters of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's political party National Democratic Party (NDP) in Cairo, Egypt, June 1, 2015. Egypt began demolishing on Sunday the building that had housed the headquarters of former President Hosni Mubarak's political party, a symbol of decades of iron-fisted rule. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTR4YC91

Egypt | May 18, 2015

Egyptian atheists launch web video series

An Egyptian couple regularly transform their bedroom into a studio to produce an online TV program on atheism.

Egypt | May 31, 2013

Armed and Dangerous: Egyptian Court Gives Military the Vote

Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court stirred controversy with its ruling to grant military officers and soldiers the right to vote.

Street vendors sell refreshments in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court in Maadi, south of Cairo December 2, 2012. Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court postponed its work indefinitely on Sunday after a protest by Islamists sympathetic to President Mohamed Mursi outside its headquarters. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW FOOD) - RTR3B4NE

Egypt | May 21, 2013

Did Muslim Brotherhood Frame Salma Sabahi?

Opposition figures have accused the Muslim Brotherhood of framing the daughter of a powerful opponent for fraud in an act of retaliation.

Former Egyptian president candidate Hamdeen Sabahi (C) talks to the media after attending the funeral of killed Egyptian activists Amro Saad and Mohammed al-Guindi outside Omar Makram Mosque in Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 4, 2013. Saad died in clashes during anti-government protests on February 1, while Guindi, 28, went missing last month after joining protests demanding change on the second anniversary of Egypt's uprising against former president Hosni Mubarak and then slipped into a coma following d

Egypt | May 17, 2013

'Rebel' Egyptian Movement Defies Morsi Through Petitions

The increasingly popular 'Rebel' (Tamarod) Movement is collecting signatures to force early elections in Egypt.

Egypt | Apr 27, 2013

The 'S-Word': Egyptian Movement Takes On Islamic Rule

In an increasingly Islamized Egypt, a group of activists vows to keep secularism alive, writes Ahmed Ateyya.

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