Empowerment through art in Egypt
An after-school club in Egypt is teaching its students how to think creatively in order to give them a better future.
The grass-roots project gives art, music and theatre lessons to children from one of the poorest areas of the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
The project aims to provide vital skills for the workplace and fill an education gap left by Egypt’s school system.
Al Jazeera’s Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.
Egypt rejects Muslim Brothood’s overtures
Egypt rejects Muslim Brothood’s overtures
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s main opposition group, has endured years of government crackdowns.
Reports suggest the Brotherhood is now willing to enter a dialogue with the country’s ruling party, but it is officially banned for its perceived ‘radicalist’ ideology and key leaders remain under arrest.
Al Jazeera’s Amr El-Kahky reports on the possibility of a thaw between both sides.
Humanitarian aid trickles into Gaza
Egypt has been quick to help send aid into Gaza, but rigorous controls imposed by officials at the Israeli-controlled Ouja crossing have held up food aid intended for the Palestinians.
Al Jazeera’s Rawya Rageh reports from Egypt on the painstakingly slow process of getting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
Israeli assaults bring Gazan factions together
Israeli officials have been repeating that the assault on Gaza is targeting Hamas, but Hamas’ military wing is not the only group battling Israeli troops.
The offensive may have united Palestinian resistance inside the Gaza Strip, but as Al Jazeera’s Roza Ibragimova reports, no other regional forces have joined them yet.
