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Marc Espanol is a Catalan journalist based in Cairo. He is interested in minority rights, politics and religion. 

Culture | Oct 16, 2021

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Three Nubian-Sudanese writers have published children's books written in the Nobiin language and using the Old Nubian script.

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Protesters unmoved by Algeria's first corruption trial

Algeria’s protesters view the current trial of figures linked to the former regime as a charade that some in power are using to settle personal accounts.

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