Nada Ramadan

Ramadan

Nada is a staff translator and writer at al-Araby al-Jadeed English. After obtaining her MA in Applied Translation Studies from the University of Leeds, UK, she works mainly in translation, with experience in New York, London, Doha, and Cairo.

'Prints of Palestine': Weaving Palestinian heritage into contemporary fashion

Jerusalem-born designer Natalie Tahhan hopes to revive traditional Palestinian embroidery with a modern twist in her collection 'Prints of Palestine'.

19 January, 2017

Support continues for Beirut Madinati despite disappointing election results

Lebanese voters continue to show support for Beirut Madinati, a new grassroots campaign that has revived hope for change, despite losing the country's municipal elections.

09 May, 2016

Britain's 'double standards' slammed in case of killed Egyptian

The UK is being criticised for its conflicting approach in handling the cases of Egyptian citizen Adel Habib, who died in London, and Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, killed in Cairo.

28 April, 2016

Egypt's Red Sea islands deal slammed as 'high treason'

An Egyptian youth movement has described Cairo's decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia as 'high treason', while widespread national outcry threatens to scupper the deal.

12 April, 2016

Egyptians furious over islands handover to Saudi Arabia

A settlement of maritime border demarcation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia has infuriated Egyptians, leading to protests, lawsuits, and angry reactions on social media.

11 April, 2016

'Ballerinas of Cairo': New project captures stunning ballet moments

A collection of photos of ballerinas performing dance moves in the streets of Cairo, with modern and historical sites in the background, has been deemed totally on-pointe.

02 April, 2016

Egyptians react to hijacking of EgyptAir plane

Social media users express their opinions and comment on a Cairo-bound EgyptAir flight that was hijacked earlier on Tuesday and forced to land in Cyprus.

29 March, 2016

Egypt cinema screens first animated film for visually-impaired children

Egypt's Zawya cinema and Masreya Media studio are once again joining forces to screen a popular animated feature with live audio-description for 100 children with visual impairment.

27 March, 2016

Egypt is 'trying to cover-up' Regeni's murder: Italian MP

An Italian MP said on Thursday that Egypt was trying to "cover-up" the truth about the murder of Giulio Regeni, an Italian student who was tortured to death in Egypt.

25 February, 2016

UAE police to investigate 'outrageous' Instagram post

An Emirati lawyer has filed a police complaint against a social media user who posted unflattering comments about Emirati women and the UAE on Instagram.

24 February, 2016