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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Just as fast as restaurants are opening in Zamalek, yoga, meditation and massage centers are picking up in popularity acorss the city. And whether you relieve stress better through eating or through finding zen with yoga and meditation, few will...
The unprecedented attack on Cairo’s main cathedral following the deaths of five people in bloody clashes between Muslims and Christians on Saturday dominates the front pages of today’s newspapers.
Privately owned daily Youm7 claims in...
Nearly every daily paper publishes headlines, features, and articles pertaining to the exorbitant rise in the prices of cooking gas canisters.
Though the country has been trapped in various political and economic crises since the ouster of former...
“Women only,” a driver’s assistant calls out loudly, while expertly hanging out the door of a microbus on the corner of Abbas al-Aqqad Street, in the upper-middle class neighborhood of Nasr City.
As he repeats the call, women start...
Spring is on the horizon and there’s no better season to travel to nearby destinations for a refreshing break. With Europe and the Middle East in such close proximity, this is the perfect time to do a little low-key exploring, or simply lie...
Tuesday’s papers highlight the whirlwind of violence Port Said has been caught in after two weeks of city-wide disobedience in the aftermath of the sentencing 21 local residents to death over last year’s deadly football riot that killed...
This piece was originally published in Egypt Independent's weekly - See more at: http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/world-their-backyard-children-ard-al-lewa-learn-about-differences-through-safarni#sthash.ZXGUUsHC.dpuf
With its strong...
The headlines of Tuesday’s newspapers continue to express alarm over escalating political polarization.
The liberal Wafd Party’s daily writes that the Salafi Nour Party has announced its participation in the upcoming elections for the...
Mini Architect, a program designed to help children master daily life skills and function more effectively, hopes to help them “see the world through architecture.”
“The program isn’t necessarily about preparing kids to...
As a wave of violence significantly escalated through Egypt’s governorates on Monday, Tuesday’s papers indicate that many Egyptians continue to struggle to make their voices heard after the ouster of former president Mubarak’s 30-...
