Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

A short documentary that tells the stories of Masrou’ Leila, a Lebanese rock band with an outspoken gay singer, and Sarah Hegazy, an Egyptian activist. Both parties have experienced oppression ...

Diagnosed with the condition as a young boy, 13-year-old Dubai Autism Centre student Hegazy doesn't quite know the significance of this observance day, but his 10-year-old sister does. Sarah told ...