Emily Crane Linn

Emily Crane Linn is a freelance journalist based in Cairo, reporting on social justice issues in post-revolution Egypt while doing research for a narrative non-fiction book project.

Egypt Pulse | Nov 11, 2015

Rising temperatures scorch Egypt’s rural poor

August brought a stifling heat wave to Egypt, where the short-staffed medical centers of small villages were overrun by patients and officials downplayed the number of deaths.

An Egyptian farmer removes pieces of cracked earth from his fields in the village near Balqis, 260 km (162 miles) northeast of Cairo June 14, 2008. REUTERS/Nasser Nuri (EGYPT) - RTX6XNE

Egypt Pulse | Sep 8, 2015

Egypt begins rounding up dissidents under new terror law

Under the new anti-terror law issued by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, several young Egyptians have already been arrested and could face sentences of 10 years in prison or even death.