Legal database
All laws, decrees and executive regulations governing urban development in Egypt
7+Laws
1,094+Decrees
77+Notices
Diwan Al-Omran
An independent research institution analysing urbanisation trajectories and developing urban policies that strengthen good governance, protect residents' rights and support sustainable, just cities.
- 57+published urban analyses
- 594+documented forced evictions
- 1,184+legal and regulatory documents
Latest publications
Research Papers
Cities as Spaces of Structural Inequality: The Gender Wage Gap and Its Impact on Women’s Access to the Right to Adequate Housing
- From Tal Al-Aqarib to Rawdat Al-Sayeda: Challenges and Opportunities for Realizing the Right to Adequate Housing in Urban Redevelopment and Resettlement Projects
- Forced Eviction as an Instrument for the Restructuring of the Egyptian City
- The Old Rental System: Legislative and Urban Challenges in Egypt
Your support matters
With your support we keep pushing for more transparency and accountability, and pressing decision-makers to adopt fair development policies.
Donate now →Databases
Two core platforms of legal and rights data to support research and decision-making
Forced Eviction Monitor
An interactive map tracking expropriation and forced eviction across Egypt
594+documented cases
25Governorates
138,609+affected families
Our activities
Campaigns, statements and public positions in support of housing rights and urban justice.
Statements and positions
Official statements, reports and positions on housing and urban policy.
- From Pledges to Implementation at COP30 (Belém, Brazil)
- Joint statement: Reforming Egypt’s Old Rent law in light of the constitutional court ruling
Campaigns and projects
All campaigns →
Media
Films, interviews and podcast episodes documenting people, places and urban issues.
These items are available in Arabic.
From the podcast
Diwan's achievements
Milestones in Diwan Al-Omran's journey to advance housing rights and urban justice through partnerships, research and impact.
Diwan Alomran Submits a UN Commentary on Land and the Right to Adequate Housing in Egypt
Diwan Alomran submitted its official contribution to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing as part of the international…
Achievement details →Official Registration of Diwan Alomran as a Non-Profit Organization
Diwan Alomran (DIWAN ALOMRAN) announces its official registration in the French Republic as a non-profit association, following the completion of all approved…
Achievement details →Explore the site
Everything Diwan Alomran produces: publications, databases, media and ways to take part.
All publications
Analyses, investigations, research papers and periodic reports in one place.
Legal database
The laws, decrees and regulations governing urban development in Egypt.
Forced Eviction Monitor
A map and a log of documented cases across the governorates.
Podcast
Audio episodes on urbanism, housing and urban policy.
Videos
Films and interviews documenting the stories of people and places.
Write with us
Pitch us your work and read the writers’ guide.
Writers and researchers
Who writes for Diwan Alomran, and what they have published.
Who we are
Our mission, our team and the areas we work in.
Contact us
For partnerships, questions and reporting a case.
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