Mary Aravanis | Egyptian Streets

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Arts & Culture
A Closer Look at the Keto Diet: Egypt’s Latest Dietary Trend
Almost anyone in the world is familiar with the word ‘keto’ by now, a new diet that...

Mary Aravanis September 27, 2020
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Arts & Culture
A Brief Guide to Egyptian Cinema’s Most Memorable Monologues
Almost every true Egyptian cinephile will have a long list of film references that somehow manage to...

Mary Aravanis September 25, 2020
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Opinion
#StayHome but Buy This and That: When a Pandemic is Used as a Marketing ‘Trend’
Advertising can be a vicious world, grabbing at almost anything to use as a means to an...

Mary Aravanis September 20, 2020
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Feature
Behind the Lens: The Remarkable Story of This Pulitzer Prize Winning Photograph
A moment in time captured. Sometimes moving, sometimes merely aesthetically pleasing, photography is considered a beautiful art...

Mary Aravanis September 17, 2020
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Arts & Culture
These Magnetic Illustrations Showcase the Diverse Talent of Young Egyptian Artists
Much like the world of art in its general sense, the world of illustration – which falls...

Mary Aravanis September 12, 2020
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Arts & Culture
Salah Jahin’s Political Poetry: When Poetry and Journalism Worked Hand in Hand
Known for many a thing, from his ruba’iyat (quatrains) to his memorable songs from some of Egypt’s...

Mary Aravanis September 11, 2020
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Buzz
From Flips to Clicks: The Evolution of Conducting Research Through Books vs. The Internet
Once upon a time, the internet had yet to exist and when one needed to conduct research...

Mary Aravanis September 6, 2020
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Arts & Culture
Heritage and Nostalgia: How One Man is Trying to Save his 100-Year-Old Family Home
“This is the house where I grew up for 31 years of my life, the house where...

Mary Aravanis September 4, 2020
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In Photos
In Photos: Bridges, Museums, Building Renovations and Egypt’s Recent Landscape Makeover
From bridges to buildings and roads to entirely new cities… Egypt has been avidly working on a...

Mary Aravanis September 3, 2020
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Arts & Culture
Paranormal: a Closer Look at Netflix’s First Egyptian Original Series
Once a beloved pocket book series, carrying wide nostalgia for Egypt’s 90s kids, Ahmed Khaled Tawfik’s thriller...

Mary Aravanis August 30, 2020
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Arts & Culture
An Intimate Portrayal of Post-Colonial Egypt with Waguih Ghali’s ‘Beer in the Snooker Club’
“Cairo and Alexandria were cosmopolitan not so much because they contained foreigners, but because the Egyptian born...

Mary Aravanis August 28, 2020
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Arts & Culture
Dairy-Free and Delicious: 3 Local All Vegan Brands
Consuming dairy-free, plant-based products has become more and more of a norm in recent years. After years...

Mary Aravanis August 27, 2020
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In Photos
In Photos: Damietta’s Ras el Bar, The Enchanting Coastal Resort Where the Nile Meets the Mediterranean
Nestled at the very peak of Egypt’s Damietta governorate lies a lesser known coastal gem by the...

Mary Aravanis August 21, 2020
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Arts & Culture
Healthy Baked Goods and Innovative Baking with ‘Whole Slice Bakery’
Warm and enticing, baked goods are known to be indulgent comfort food; from spiced up carrot cakes...

Mary Aravanis August 19, 2020
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Feature
The Fast of the Virgin Mary: Evolving with Egypt’s Coptic Society
Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians are known for fasting more days out of the year than any other...

Mary Aravanis August 14, 2020
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Feature
Breaking Pregnancy and Birth Taboos: A Chat with an Egyptian Doula
Pregnancy and birth are both incredibly beautiful processes, that can also be incredibly difficult and challenging –...

Mary Aravanis August 13, 2020
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Arts & Culture
Cultural Traditions in Dance & Dress: A Brief History of Egyptian Folklore Dancing
Almost every country in the world has its own national dance and dress, passed down through generations,...

Mary Aravanis August 8, 2020

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