All posts tagged "islam"

A monument of brilliant red brick and lace-like ornaments, the Mosque of Ibn Tūlūn is an homage...

Palestinian news correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was killed by gunfire while reporting for Al Jazeera during...

Gathering together with family and friends for a holiday is rarely complete without food. Here are eight...

Marvel Studios’ upcoming film, ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, has been banned in Egypt and...

  The Azhar Imam, Ahmed al-Tayeb, condemned the restrictions imposed on non-Muslims during the holy month of...

For centuries, people have practised abstinence from the comforts and pleasures of everyday life as a way...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) observed in a 2020 report that “a new generation of smart machines,...

Sultry, moonless nights see the start of the mulid—the lights are vibrant and the shisha sweet, crowds...

From kunafa bel manga, qatayef, and amar el din, to mahshi, macarona bechamel, and fattah, an iftar...

Egyptian histories are a blend of divinity and devotion; there is no recent or distant memory that...

For millennia, Egypt has been the epicenter of languages that circulated throughout different eras. While some languages...

Across centuries, the Egyptian desert has bore witness to kings and prophets, messengers and messiahs, pariahs and...

It’s Friday: an Egyptian home is with ripe sunlight, the morning catching on furniture and slanting across...

Freedom of belief is only true freedom of belief when it’s fashionable. It’s the take-off point for...

Behind most renowned male photographers in the Middle East, there was usually a woman assistant in the...

Cairo is known to have some of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in the world. While...

Ahead of the upcoming Eid Al Adha holiday in Egypt, the Cairo Governor announced a fine of...