Nearly half of the world still lives on less than USD 5.50 (EGP 169) per day. This piece of information…
It takes more than glossy shots of a catwalk, dazzling shows and glamorous exhibitions to turn fashion into a major…
On 15 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that COVID-19 is no longer a public international health emergency after…
As the 75th anniversary of the Nakba on 15 May passes by, historians of the Middle East would look and…
Adele James, a black actress portraying Cleopatra, the last active queen of ancient Egypt whose father was Ptolemaic, in the…
In Youssef Chahine’s 1997 historical film Al Maseer (‘Destiny’), twelfth century Caliph Yaqub Al-Mansur’s youngest son, Abdallah (Hani Salama) is…
“This is just one telling of a very real history; within and around it, there are countless others,” reads the…
As I stir from bed around noon, contemplating how many more hours I still have to go without coffee, I…
“Oh, you guys party in Egypt? Women, too?” is a question I’ve had repeated to me innumerable times when I…
At the gate, a security guard taps my friend’s car with two fingers. When we roll down the window, he…
Growing up in Egypt, female genital mutilation (FGM) was to me, a woman, a well-known, much-feared and widely discussed reality…
MBC announced its upcoming Ramadan series Souq El Kanto on 23 February. Starring Amir Karara in the lead role, the…
Table for one, please. Recently, I started a weekly ritual: to take myself for Matcha at my favorite coffee shop.…
Downtown Cairo’s Zawya Arthouse Cinema is currently hosting its Khairy Beshara Retrospective program, celebrating the Egyptian auteur’s work through a…
A rare sight — I’m driving in Cairo on a busy Thursday night. As I approach the crowded streets in…
Expectations, ambitions, hopes, and goals — all set for the new year. But by the end of New Year’s Eve,…
Lionel Messi has finally earned himself and Argentina a World Cup title. While he was on stage receiving the trophy…
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