Heba Helmy
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Heba is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts, English Department, Cairo University. She has also studied literature at the American University in Cairo.
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The news of Egypt’s latest Cabinet reshuffle makes headlines in Tuesday’s newspapers.
State-owned Al-Akhbar quotes Gamal Heshmat, Shura Council member, as denouncing allegations that the Muslim Brotherhood is aiming for the “...
Coptic Christians are preparing to celebrate their second post-revolution Christmas on Monday 7 January, but many say holiday cheer is missing this year.
Christmas and New Year’s celebrations have been marred by consecutive sectarian...
The Egyptian Chefs Association recently held a series of culinary competitions where highly skilled chefs were asked to tap into their creativity to come up with innovative, delicious new recipes.
Under the watchful eye of a critical panel of...
Shura Council efforts to address the country's economic and political troubles with its newly assumed legislative powers are the focus of Thursday’s papers.
State-owned newspaper Al-Ahram leads with a story that the upper house of...
Political instability has taken its toll on the tourism industry since the 25 January revolution. The continued security vacuum and the border attacks in Sinai this year have added to the woes faced by the once-thriving sector.
According to the...
There has been a noticeable rise in instructional workshops for children in Egypt over recent years, designed to deepen their intellectual, social, emotional and physical skills through engagement in meaningful, artistic activities. 2012 has seen a...
Launched to fill the fashion education void in Egypt, the Young Fashion Academy (YFA) is a comprehensive program aiming to introduce talented children to the fascinating world of fashion — and also teach them professional skills.
“Girls...
For the team at Irada, it’s all about adding that spiritual touch. Through Islamic art inspired wall decals quoting verses from the Quran, the Hadith and Islamic poetry, they hope to bring a little of the divine into ordinary homes, office...
Monday’s papers indicate that the controversial results of the referendum on the draft constitution have widened the gap between Egypt’s political forces, as opposition and human rights activists claimed that Saturday’s poll is...
Sunday’s papers carry strong statements issued Saturday by weighty politicians on the bottleneck Egypt has been trying to pass through in recent months.
The Armed Forces, which was largely sidelined after President Mohamed Morsy was sworn...
