The Anchor Boys
Maurice Chammah investigates the history and present of a Christian home for boys. Continue Reading →
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The Secular Square
Maurice Chammah reviews Oscar-nominated documentary film, The Square. Continue Reading →
Performing Piety
Maurice Chammah reviews a new book on Egypt’s swing towards public religiosity and the celebrities who reinvented their image as beacons of worship and charity. Continue Reading →
On Piety: Egypt, Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood
By Maurice Chammah The popular image of Egypt split by religious and political loyalties belies a subtle story of piety and social change. Continue Reading →
Carmen Weinstein: Legacy and Nostalgia
On April 13, Carmen Weinstein, leader of Egypt’s dwindling Jewish community, died at her home in Cairo. She was 82. Maurice Chammah looks back on his 2012 meeting with Ms. Weinstein, and considers the past and future of Egypt’s Jews. Continue Reading →
Sonallah Ibrahim: Life in the Raw
Following the publication of a new translation of Sonallah Ibrahim’s “That Smell,” Maurice Chammah considers the book, and its author, in light of Egypt’s recent political and social upheaval. Continue Reading →
Destiny and Defiance in Port Said
By Maurice Chammah “Port Said, once the pariah, is now the vanguard. As the protests turn to street battles, Port Said’s traditional independence from the rest of the country is coming out in a way it never has before.” Continue Reading →
The Last Pro-Israel Election?
By Maurice Chammah The question of Zionism and whether or not you support it has for a while now lost its obvious connections to religious affiliation. Continue Reading →
Decibels and Debate: Unifying Egypt’s Call to Prayer
by Maurice Chammah The call to prayer was not just a reminder of religious extremism. For these elite Egyptians, it was religious extremism. Continue Reading →
Decibels and Debate: Unifying Egypt's Call to Prayer
by Maurice Chammah The call to prayer was not just a reminder of religious extremism. For these elite Egyptians, it was religious extremism. Continue Reading →