Julia Simon
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At some Bronx public schools, 1 in 5 students are homeless
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Julia Simon
Nov 20, 2018
NYC schools plan to spend $28 million on personnel, services for homeless students.
Egyptians turn to 'gray market' for dollars
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Julia Simon
Apr 11, 2013
A foreign currency shortage has Egyptians turning to informal dollar exchanges to keep businesses going.
In Kenya election, the issue in one region is oil
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Julia Simon
Mar 4, 2013
Oil was discovered in the Turkana region of northwest Kenya one year ago. Now local people fear they will be displaced and won't get a fair share of any future oil profits.
In Kenya, increasing interest in data mining
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Julia Simon
Feb 27, 2013
The growth of Kenya's increasingly-affluent middle class has brought a consumer explosion. Now there's mounting international interest in mining that data to improve businesses' profitability.
Egypt's army is still a force in the economy
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Julia Simon
Jan 3, 2012
Egypt's army has economic interests ranging from construction to tourism. Getting it to focus just on soldiering may not be easy.
Detained: My story of interrogation by the Egyptian military
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Julia Simon
Dec 16, 2011
Freelance reporter Julia Simon describes her 12-hour detention in Egypt while reporting a story for Marketplace.
Economy weighs on Egyptians' minds as they vote for a new parliament.
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Julia Simon
Nov 28, 2011
Many plan to vote for a the party associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, whose charity efforts are well known to Egypt's poor. But some worry the Brotherhood may not make the economy a priority if it's chosen to form the next government.
Egyptian economy still chugging along amid protests
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Julia Simon
Nov 28, 2011
Egyptians began voting today in the first phase of parliamentary elections. The country's economy has hit a hard patch, but not quite come to a halt.
Fast food in Tunisia
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Julia Simon
Oct 25, 2011
International restaurant chains think a newly democratic Tunisia could be a promising place to set up shop. Tunisians love their own version of fast food, but some say they'd welcome the occasional cheeseburger.
Egyptian labor organizes
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Julia Simon
Oct 18, 2011
In post-Mubarak Egypt, an organized labor movement is taking shape.