Egypt has built 60 new prisons since the 2011 revolution, almost all under Mr. el-Sisi, according to news reports and the Cairo-based Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, which was ...

With more than 106 million citizens, Egypt is the Arab world's most populous country. But the country has struggled with weak economic growth and state services have been eroding.

A caste system often uses discriminatory notions of purity and contamination. It continues to have an impact on contemporary society in many areas of the world.

Recent events are a reminder that the caste system still determines American life—but we can overcome it, writes Isabel Wilkerson. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV. Subscribe Subscribe.

India's ancient discriminatory caste system could be making an impact in the U.S., and now some areas are banning the practice. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.