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New Realities: Abla Fahita Returns with Layla Fontastic
“Priority seating is for older guests and anyone with wide hips.” Abla Fahita delivered the line into the microphone the way other hosts open a show: a quick signal that the show is about to begin, and a not-so-gentle reminder that she controls the room. It landed as a joke, but it also landed as a message. This would not be a so-polite night of scripted segments. Her new season, titled Layla Fontastic Ma'…
I have observed that many older Egyptians view the internet as a test rather than a tool. The online world…
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.…
