All posts tagged "opinion"

In the winter of 1907, a former Egyptian army officer of the Orabi Revolt tried to combat...

Egypt’s mahraganat music (which literally translates to festival music) has been the topic of controversy arguably since...

In a world where Elon Musk works 100 hours a week, an Uber driver works 40 hours...

It’s 2010: armed men exchange gunfire, rocks and Molotov cocktails are tossed, and deafening silence inhabits our...

Cairo’s streets are filled with images and symbols, some more subtle than others. On my daily commute...

Before the start of nearly every week, my mom picks up her phone and looks through the...

The first vivid memory I have of Arabic class was plotting how to skip it; my last...

Like every Ramadan, the Egyptian television industry has wheeled out the usual tray of saccharine treats, the...

Being a woman in Egypt indicates that you most probably experienced at least one of the following:...

They’re everywhere. As soon as you get scrolling, you’re bound to come across an influencer. It almost...

I would like to buy a house.  This thought has been floating around my mind for a...

Picture this: A loud family gathering, a dining table full of traditional western and Egyptian Christmas dishes,...

The 30th Anniversary of the UN International Day of Older Persons was a bittersweet day for me....

Auditions, rehearsals, workshops, long shoots, performances – acting is in and of itself both demanding and oftentimes...

Advertising can be a vicious world, grabbing at almost anything to use as a means to an...

Once upon a time, the internet had yet to exist and when one needed to conduct research...

Earlier this year in July, Egypt’s young and digital savvy feminists took on social media platforms, mainly...