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Arab family members gather in a communal family space to discuss plans after a truce expires following tribal feuding in Aswan, Egypt, on April 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Sabry Khaled, El Shorouk Newspaper)

Code of Honor

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 21, 2014 | Majalla Blogs

Egypt is a country with many faces and a country that continually finds itself at the center of attention. One facet of Egypt’s complex culture that has only recently drawn international interest is al-tar—the vendetta. Although blood feuds have long been a defining...

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Egyptian police deploy outside of Cairo University a day after a series of three bombs went off in Giza, Egypt, on Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Abdel Fattah, El Shorouk)

Egyptian security says it has defused bombs at Cairo universities

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 9, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian security forces claim to have defused a number of explosive devices on the campuses of Al-Azhar and Ain Shams universities in Cairo on Tuesday. The latest incident comes after a series of bombs hidden in palm trees exploded...

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Horse carts used for tourist and belonging to an Arab clan smolder after clashes between the Arab clan and a Nubian family in the southern city of Aswan, Egypt, Sunday, April 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Sabry Khaled, El Shorouk Newspaper)

Tribal feud leaves three dead, 10 injured in Upper Egypt

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 7, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Three people were killed and 10 injured on Sunday following tribal feuds between Arab and Nubian clans in the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. Clashes between the Arab Hilayel clan and the Nubian Daboud clan in the tourist city broke out on Friday,...