Author: Sameh Fayez

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Niqab-wearing novelists in Egypt

Your philosophy, my religion

In Egypt, novels written by women who wear the face-veil are gaining in popularity, despite the fact that literary critics point to their religious ideological slant and literary weaknesses. By Sameh FayezMore

Naguib Mahfouz's influence on Arabic literature: In the shadow of the masterMaria TV in Egypt: Fully veiled and on airThe niqab in Germany: An unusual perspective
(photo: Goethe-Institute Kairo/ Sameh Fayez)

Cartoon museum in Egypt

"Provisions" for travellers to Tunis Village

A cartoon museum in rural Egypt preserves a cultural heritage and opens up new prospects for the villagers. By Sameh FayezMore

Caricaturists in Iraq: Walking a satirical tightrope″Art of Freedom. Freedom of Art″ in Tunisia: Carving out a niche between terror and bureaucracyExhibition of IS cartoons in Tehran: Iran battles its enemies with cartoons

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Illegal workforce: despite the fact that slavery is prohibited worldwide, modern forms of the sinister practice persist. More than 40 million people still toil in debt bondage in Asia, forced labour in the Gulf states, or as child workers in agriculture in Africa or Latin America

Modern-day slavery

Despite the fact that slavery is prohibited worldwide, modern forms still exist. More than 40 million men, women and children still toil in debt bondage or slavery all over the world. By Helle Jeppesen and Natalie Muller