Ahmed Ramadan
Reporter. Ahmed Ramadan is a Syrian journalist who has been working and living in Egypt since 2003. He has worked for a number of websites and entertainment magazines covering Arab and Western culture, lifestyle, and entertainment. Ahmed published his first collection of short stories in 2004 and his second collection in 2009. He is currently working on his first novel. He is also working toward a diploma in English Literature at at the University of London. Ahmed is passionate about fitness and has worked as a certified fitness instructor.
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Ahmed Mekki, the Egyptian comedian and movie star, has found his way back to the small screen. The actor releases a feature comedy every summer--“Teer Enta” in 2009 and ”La Taragoo’ Wala Estislam “in 2010--and...
Now that you've RSVPed all your Ramadan invitations and your family and friends have already passed by your house for an iftar or souhor, its time to enjoy the holy month in the outdoors. Its time to treat yourself to the joys of an iftar meal...
When I moved from Syria to Egypt, the thing I missed most was Syrian cuisine. I spent days and nights dreaming of the beautiful ma’luba (rice, meat and aubergine layered like a cake then flipped upside down) and the glorious mefaraket batata (...
Anyone who has ramped up their fitness routine has had to deal with muscle aches and pains--and, in some cases, exercise-related injuries. These injuries are not always due to improper training, but what you do in the gym room or the fitness studio...
Reem Talhami, the Palestinian singer best known for her independent album "Ashiqa" (A lover), released in the early 2000s, owned the stage at Genaina Theater last Saturday. Talhami is one of six prominent Arab women artists invited by al-...
In Egyptian Arabic, when referring to someone according to the work they do, people use a Turkish suffix rather than an Arabic one: inserting the letters “gy” at the end of the name of either the location or the product of their work to...
They come out of their boxes around this time of the year. Dusty, old, and cranky, like bears waking up from their hibernation, they are quickly willing to have fun with you. Make sure the King, Queen, and Knight are present and your toddler nephew...
Brainstorming for our Ramadan dessert index this year, we thought about comparing it to the Big Mac Index, and having our own "Atayef’" index.
Introduced by the Economist back in 1986, the Big Mac Index is an informal way of...
It is amazing how much information you can get about someone’s personal life when you are their fitness instructor, I thought to myself as I stood in the studio preparing to teach a step class. Amid the usual background house music, I could...
When was the last time you had a steak that you really enjoyed? You might need a minute or two to remember such an unlikely meal in a city such as Cairo where steaks are usually either chewy and dry, or just completely inedible. You can count the...
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