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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Fifteen years have passed since the last recognizable fawazeer (quiz) show ran on Egyptian TV and still no one has reached the level of sophistication of the shows brought to the Ramadan screen by Egyptian starlets Sherehan and Nelly.
The fawazeer...
While some are lucky enough to travel to the Red Sea bungalows or sandy beaches of the North Coast during the Eid (end of Ramadan festival) holidays, many Egyptians, and some foreigners, are obliged to stay in Cairo while their friends head to the...
The sky was getting darker and the cold wind was becoming harsher, but hiding behind the closed windows of the ferry taking me back from Anadolu Kavagi, a village overlooking the Black Sea, to Istanbul, I was shielded from the elements.
The chilly...
Ever since the Life & Style editor dubbed herself "the recipe monster," no one on the Al-Masry Al-Youm staff is safe.
As a blessed person who lives with someone who can cook, I am usually exempt from having to deal with kitchen matters...
When planning your workout routine, a personal trainer can make--or break--your plans to accomplish the fitness goals you have been dreaming of. But its hard to know who is a good personal trainer and who might not help you reach your goals, or even...
Natacha Atlas’ performance had been anticipated with excitement since the beginning of Ramadan. The British performer is the fifth and the final female singer in a series of diverse performances organized by al-Mawred al-Thaqafi for the holy...
Egypt's rahman , or 'mercy,' tables are more of a cultural phenomenon than a religious one. The tables, seen all around Cairo during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, provide the city's poor with an open invitation to Iftar, or...
Thirst is a sign of dehydration. Whether or not this information comes as a surprise, the truth is, if you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. Basically that means that, in order to avoid dehydration, you need to avoid reaching the spot where...
Originally published in Cairo 1995, “East Winds, West Winds” is a milestone for both author Mahdi Issa al-Saqr and Iraqi literature in general. The book shines the spotlight on a culture that is foreign to many Arab readers who are used...
Ramadan is a time of fasting, self-restraint and good deeds. It is also an occasion for storytelling, either in celebration of the nightly feasts or as a way to pass the time between. In the spirit of the long days and longer nights of Ramadan, Al-...
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