Society
How to take care of your pet
May 18, 2011
How to take care of your pet
Taking care of your pet can be an almost full time job that needs dedication, a sense of responsibility and…
I want to be president
May 17, 2011
I want to be president
The aspiration of becoming president was long stymied by the decades-long monopolization of power in Egypt. However, 25 January revolution…
Children’s corner: Summer camp registration
May 13, 2011
Children’s corner: Summer camp registration
Although Egypt is not particularly known for it’s plethora of summer camps, the idea is gaining in popularity, and if…
Cobone.com: Group buying takes off across the Middle East
May 12, 2011
Cobone.com: Group buying takes off across the Middle East
Group buying, a concept that went viral in the US in 2010, has now hit the Middle East.
Omar Effendi’s return to public sector symbolic of zeitgeist
May 11, 2011
Omar Effendi’s return to public sector symbolic of zeitgeist
Since the revolution that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak, patriotic spirit and political agenda in Egypt has been very much…
Streets of Cairo: Qasr al-Aini, a microcosm of the city
May 9, 2011
Streets of Cairo: Qasr al-Aini, a microcosm of the city
Once a two-way street connecting the outskirts of Cairo with its heart, Qasr al-Aini stands rigid against the harsh hands…
Children’s corner: Cairo-bound stay-cation
May 6, 2011
Children’s corner: Cairo-bound stay-cation
A friend recently told me an Egypt traffic horror story about a two mile back-up at a checkpoint, where traffic…
Egypt’s hasty goodbye to daylight saving time
May 5, 2011
Egypt’s hasty goodbye to daylight saving time
On 18 April, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced that Egypt would no longer participate in Daylight Saving Time (DST), the…
Children’s corner: Fight off seasonal illness
April 29, 2011
Children’s corner: Fight off seasonal illness
As temperatures and humidity rise, mosquitoes and flies come out in force both inside and out, while flowering trees and…