All posts tagged "Aswan"

Embraced by the warmth of a sunset, which spreads a tender peach color over the Nile river,...

Tender in voice and powerful in impact is Mohamed Mounir; when he enters the stage with his...

A man taps his cigarette against the balcony railing, balances his qahwa turki along sparse wood. A...

Greater Cairo, Egypt’s largest metropolitan area, which consists of Cairo, Giza, and Qalubiya, covers almost 20 percent...

When visiting Egypt, most think of the ever-imposing Great Pyramids of Giza, or their distinguished neighbor, the...

Old hotels speak with words that time forgot, where cracks line the ceilings and furniture groans and...

To many, Aswan is a desert landscape: restless winds and traveling dunes, Nile waters lapping at just-green,...

At least 10 people have been killed, including four French tourists, one Belgian tourist and five Egyptians,...

Warm hues, vast landscapes, and faces weary with what they have seen – the photography of 26-year-old...

Egyptian cuisine is a wonderland of sensation, infused with rich aromas that elevate every dish. Whether in...

“Two more meters, hanet (almost there)!” shouts the tour guide at us, a group of panting tourists...

The Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) announced artist Sawsan Badr as the recipient of the Isis...

The longest river in the world is grand in more than just kilometers covered: from elaborate fauna,...

Following the flash floods that hit Aswan in mid-November, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi visited west...

If you Google “tourist attractions in Egypt”, you will most likely end up with lists featuring the...

Last Tuesday on 21 September, Egypt lost a forgotten hero – Ahmed Idris – who was the...

Growing up in an Egyptian family, most women are told “you will only be allowed to travel...