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Mother’s Day ideas

Mother’s Day ideas

If you haven’t thought of anything for your mother for Egypt's Mother’s Day on Monday, March 21, have no fear…
Brotherhood push for yes-vote appears to backfire in Maadi

Brotherhood push for yes-vote appears to backfire in Maadi

Residents of Maadi were up bright and early Saturday morning to vote in the district’s local schools. The Canal School…
Children’s corner: Awakening children with activities around books

Children’s corner: Awakening children with activities around books

On the busy Nile Street in Giza is al-Balsam bookstore, a two-story space filled with colorful books for children, teenagers…
The emergence of first time voters

The emergence of first time voters

Saturday, 19 March will witness the beginning of a new democratic dawn rising over our beloved country. Among the  developments…
Show me your ID, officer

Show me your ID, officer

The build-up of frustration and injustice caused by more than thirty years of abusive police practices was one of the…
Women of Egypt: Sahar’s carpentry workshop

Women of Egypt: Sahar’s carpentry workshop

A short walk from Maadi al-Sarayat, one of Cairo’s classiest suburbs, is a shabby side street off the railroad tracks…
Women of Egypt: The valet

Women of Egypt: The valet

Earning daily bread has never been easy, especially for a woman entering male-dominated fields of work in a society that…
Revolution realization: The deaf and mute protest

Revolution realization: The deaf and mute protest

Hussein Zakaria Abdelsalam woke up on 28 January 2011 and made his way to his weekly soccer game from the…
Streets of Cairo: Antiques, cars and kebab on Hoda Shaarawi Street

Streets of Cairo: Antiques, cars and kebab on Hoda Shaarawi Street

A five-story Ottoman-era apartment block above Louvre Meuble furniture store looms over Hoda Shaarawi Street like a cantankerous old grandfather.On…
An initiative for color in Egypt’s streets

An initiative for color in Egypt’s streets

As a part of the unprecedented efforts of Egypt's youth to spruce up the streets, a group of artists launched…
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