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.
Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji was sentenced to two years in prison after publishing a "sexually explicit" excerpt of his novel 'Using Life' in a literary supplement.
In efforts to promote the use of Arabic language and protect cultural identity, Qatar's Cabinet has approved a new draft law on the "protection of Arabic language".
Morocco's teacher trainees will escalate their protests and continue to boycott training programmes after failing to reach an agreement over controversial government decrees.
A UNICEF report has revealed that fewer Egyptian teenagers are being forced to suffer Female Genital Mutilation, but warned that progress was "insufficient" to keep up with population growth rates.
Analysis: the Egyptian embassy in Berlin has been accused of acting like a branch of the State Security Services, Sisi's political police, filing reports on dissident Egyptian activists and academicians.
Islam Gawish, a well known Egyptian cartoonist has been arrested for allegedly drawing cartoons deemed critical of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his regime.
A new Human Rights Watch report has criticised Morocco's 'diminishing' tolerance for dissident voice in 2015, documenting numerous cases of human rights violations.
An Egyptian actor and a satire show reporter have sparked public outrage after a video of them handing out condom balloons to police forces in Tahrir Square went viral online.
A man is facing jail in Abu Dhabi for allegedly 'mocking' the UAE and 'its martyrs' online, amid growing concerns over the use of cybercrime laws to curtail personal freedoms.