I am currently freelancing with ZAWYA business news website covering business stories from Egypt
Here are links to some of my articles
-CEO Interview: Snack Giant Edita weighs strategies to adapt to inflation
-CEO Interview: Egypt’s new $25 mln VC climate fund focuses on sustainable farming
-Uncertainty in Egypt’s economy makes 2023 planning impossible, Domty CEO
-Why an IMF loan won’t remedy Egypt’s economic woes
-Contact financial is set to grow despite Egypt’s supply turmoil
-Shake up at Egyptian startup Capiter raises questions of overvaluation
-EAEF Chief: Egypt still capable of attracting FDIs despite global economic crisis
-Interview: Cairo-based Algebra Ventures planning second fund despite economic downturn
-Interview: Africa’s e-commerce giant Jumia sets up new tech center in Cairo-CEO
-Egypt’s Si-Ware Systems aspires to become the region’s first deep tech unicorn
-Economists weigh in on what Biden’s victory means for Egypt’s economy
-CEO Interview: Egypt’s first unicorn Fawry aims to lead financial inclusion
-Egypt sees unexpected rises in remittance despite COVID-19. Will it last?
-Egypt: fintech, e-commerce and tele-health secure top funding in Q3
-Unemployment in Egypt rises, will outlast pandemic, experts say
-Egypt’s food and beverage draws investor interest despite COVID-19
-Egypt: A $6.25bln COVID-19 stimulus will help, but more may be needed
-Egyptian fintech fund leverages rising e-financial services industry
-Outlook: Egypt’s external debt forecast to rise by more than 15%
-COVID-19: Telehealth business set to grow during pandemic
-Egyptian pound forecast to drop by single digit percentage
-Real Estate Outlook: Developers in Egypt hope for Q3 market recovery
-COVID-19: Egypt investors withhold funds but not for long
-Egypt’s e-commerce businesses are thriving despite Coronavirus
-As COVID-19 sweeps through Egypt, SMEs could be its biggest casualty
I worked as a part-time with the Associated Press Cairo bureau news desk. I cover stories from Sudan, Libya, Yemen as well as Egypt.
Here are links to articles I wrote
-State news: 2 associates of Sudan’s premier contract virus
-IMF endorses Sudan’s reform plan for battered economy
-Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters
-Egypt, Greece sign maritime deal to counter Libya-Turkey one
-Tripoli forces say they have ended siege of Libyan capital
-Egyptian workers return from Libya after incendiary video
-Sudan seeks to end terror designation in USS Cole settlement
-In Egypt, 12-year-old girl dies after genital mutilation
-Sudan government signs initial peace deal with rebel group
-Libya’s east-based forces shoot down suggestion of a truce
-Sudanese military plane crashes in West Darfur, 16 killed
-Egypt mob sexual attack on New Year’s sparks controversy
-UN condemns attack that killed 17 civilians
-Egyptian woman fights unequal Islamic inheritance laws
-Teen Egyptian girl’s case puts legal system under spotlight
-Sudanese on the streets, call for new judicial appointments
–Thousands of Yemenis rally in support of separatists in Aden
-Some Egyptian rights activists dismiss country’s new NGO law
-Clashes in Southern Yemen, rebel leader’s brother killed
–Tensions rise among Yemen allies after separatist attack
-Sudan activists: 4 shot dead amid marches against violence
-Gunmen abduct lawmaker in eastern Libya
-Sudanese opposition seeks postponement in deal with military
-Hifter calls on youth to help with battle for Tripoli
-Libya’s largest oil field shut down over pipeline closure
-Egypt arrests Mubarak supporter who criticized government
-Both sides in Sudan political crisis hail power-sharing deal
-Egypt hikes fuel prices by up to 22 percent
-Salah helps Warda get reinstated in Egypt’s national team
-Libya’s UN-backed government reclaims key town near Tripoli
-Libyan commander marching on Tripoli dismisses negotiations
-Sudan military leader says perpetrators of crackdown ID’d
-AU envoy mediates Sudan crisis as protesters slam military
-Sudan military acknowledges violation in sit-in dispersal
-Egypt frees al-Jazeera journalist detained since 2016
-Yemen president in letter to UN Chief criticizes his envoy
-Q&A: Sudanese face uphill climb in unfinished revolution
-Sudanese hold mass rally amid standoff with the military
In post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt, I wrote tens of in-depth features about the nation’s tumultuous transitional process. Most of her coverage focused on the role played by Islamist groups namely the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis.
Here are some sample articles along thematic lines:
Inside the Muslim Brotherhood
-A split in the Muslim Brotherhood not too easy
-Sisters aspire to equality within Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
-Defying leadership, Muslim Brotherhood youth form new party
-Sisters’ bid for parliament: a true or cosmetic move?
-Looking to consolidate its influence, Muslim Brotherhood takes to the media
-Muslim Brotherhood: Operating outside the law
-What lies behind Brotherhood’s nomination of Shater
-Analysis: The multiple sins of the Muslim Brotherhood
-In memoir, ex-Muslim sister paints an unflattering picture
Egypt’s 2012 presidential elections
-Meet your presidential candidate: Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, the reformer
-Meet your presidential candidate: Mohamed Morsy, the substitute
-Meet your presidential candidate: Hazem Abu Ismail, the rebel
-Women and Salafi rank-and-file sit uneasy under Abouel Fotouh’s big tent
-Morsy campaign rediscovers religion’s potency in politics
-Abu-Ismail exclusion can bolster Shater, prompt Salafi rage
The Brothers’ short-lived rule
-A lost enemy: Secularists fear Morsy move paves road for grip on power
-The judicial thorn: Islamists fight tough battle for the judiciary
-The constitutional crisis: Morsy chances and impasses
-Brotherhood’s politics may mean short term gains and long term losses
Salafi Politics
-Nour party chairman tries to ease fears
-Profile: Nour Spokesman Nader Bakkar struggles to fight niche appeal of party
-In battle over Sharia, Salafis lay ground for the future
-Sheikhs and the ballot box: Internal rifts emerge in the Salafi Nour party
Al-Azhar’s local politics in post-Mubarak era
-Al-Azhar’s declaration: a new leap into politics?
-Al-Azhar clerics hope for their own revolution
-Al-Azhar torn between secularists and islamists
-Al-Azhar battles on several fronts
-Al-Azhar’s support of the constitution is not surprising given its history
For a full list of articles please visit El-Henanwy’s profile page on Egypt Independent
Earlier, I had worked as a full-time reporter for the LA times
Here is some of my articles:
-An ugly portrait of Egypt’s street kids
-Egyptian singer hits a deep cord
-Egypt: Sex and a feminist novelist
-Egypt: Play shines a light on Egypt’s realities
-Egypt: Documentaries ignites Egyptian sensitivities to Israel
-Egypt: Religion and a defiant author
-Qatar’s ambitions roil Middle East
-Gazans’ influx raises Sinai’s prices
noha el-hennawy 