Inside the Middle East meets two business partners who are putting a fresh spin on traditional street food.
Egypt
Cairo’s rich street culture
Inside the Middle East discovers how art, music and food are all influenced by the bustling streets of the Egyptian capital.
Cairo’s thriving art scene
Inside the Middle East explores how Egypt’s revolution has given new rise to creativity on the streets of Cairo.
SpongeBob Ramadan lanterns hot in Egypt
Egyptian artistans’ hand-made Ramadan lanterns get stiff competition from China, Smurfs and SpongeBob. Jon Jensen reports in Cairo.
The ‘king of Arabian instruments’
If you listen to Arabic music, chances are you will hear the historic sound of the oud guitar. But how long will it be around?
Can jumping spiders kill in space? Student’s experiment set for orbit
Can spiders hunt in zero gravity? CNN’s Inside the Middle East traveled to Alexandria, Egypt, to hear what one student thinks.
Covering the ‘Arab Awakening’ for Global Post
Check out this piece written by GlobalPost yesterday: It was within hours of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fleeing Tunisia that GlobalPost Cairo correspondent Jon Jensen began reporting on reverberations in Egypt — on the protests, the clashes, and the drive to eventually oust President Hosni Mubarak from power. Jensen lived in an apartment just … Read More
Trash Talking in Cairo
When Egyptian Hanna Fathy looks at the pink paste that collects in a bucket under his sink, he doesn’t see trash, he sees a source of renewable power. Story originally published December 2, 2011 by Global Post.
As polls close, Egypt closes in on democracy
Confident Egyptians say election was drastic departure from the Mubarak era. But tensions linger.
A parliamentary primer for Egypt
An inside look as Egyptians head to the polls.
Egypt’s First Female President?
Egyptian activist Bothaina Kamel could be her country’s first female president – she says she’s running to give voice to the many women who participated in Egypt’s revolution. Story originally published by GlobalPost on November 28, 2011.
Egypt protests continue despite military concessions
Street battles underscore abuse of authority by police forces in Egypt.