On a winter evening in Cairo, the city feels different. At Christmas Town in Hyde Park in New Cairo, fairy lights stretch overhead, Christmas songs hum through speakers, and the smell of hot chocolate drifts between stalls. Children line up…
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Navigating the Digital Maze: How Older Egyptians Tackle Misinformation
I have observed that many older Egyptians view the internet as a test rather than a tool. The online world often becomes a labyrinth where fact and fantasy coexist, blurred by forwarded videos, urgent voice messages, and well-meaning advice from 'someone we trust.' Misinformation spreads through emotion, community, and habit, not because older individuals are irresponsible, but because the digital environment wasn’t designed with them in mind. As a result, a country's rapidly changing technological…
A new concept store, described as “funky” and “experimental,” has opened in Downtown Cairo. The store, 6901, was founded by…
By the third morning of my week-long vacation in Ain Sokhna, I realized I had forgotten what day it was.…
Inside a pristine glass box at the new Grand Egyptian Museum, King Tutankhamun’s golden mask sits motionless as a…
