Nevine El Shabrawy
Life & Style editor
Nevine was a managing editor at local English-language lifestyle publications London Runway Magazine and Insight and Lounge Mag. She recently completed an MBA at the Maastricht School of Management and she holds a bachelor's in Media Studies from Pomona College, Claremont, California. She is also a photographer and has spent time working on writing and editing for business, marketing, and promotional material.
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Now that a wall and barbed wire have been placed at the end of Qasr al-Aini street, traffic chaos in the area has moved to a whole new level. Drivers now cut through once-peaceful Garden City and pop out on the two-way Corniche al-Nil at strategic...
Free Friday afternoon? Had a rough Thursday night? For a little change of pace, head to Amici for its 1–4 pm brunch. The tiny Zamalek bar has decided to venture into the daylight with Friday brunch, an idea being implemented by the bar’s...
As 2011 draws to a close an entire population takes a breath — thankful to have made it through one of the roughest years of this generation. For those of us who can say we made it, 2011 holds a lot of love, hope, fear, sadness and a growing...
When you look back at 2011, you may not think of food —beyond KFC’s revolutionary debut in February, food for Tahrir folk has ranged from koshary to batata (yam) and only recently cotton candy. But of the few restaurants that opened in...
Add a personal touch to your Christmas Eve party by making and taking your own little cookies. Alcoholic filling optional!
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2...
Children love to work with their hands, making art and wearing their creations. This Christmas, put together some wearable Christmas-time crafts with your children and turn a fun holiday into a chance to get creative.
Reindeer crown
With two...
The Fairmont Heliopolis opened its new Indian restaurant last month, an addition to its already internationally infused set of lobby eateries. Raj joins Maria’s (Mexican) and Leonardo’s (Italian) as well as a myriad of other restaurants...
The Maadi Sporting and Yacht Club or “Nadi al-Maadi” is an important hub for Maadi residents, allowing them to cross socio-economic barriers and meet in a neutral cultural realm where people still follow tradition but religious decree is...
Besides reaching a new level of understanding of tear gas remedies and how to avoid arrest, Tahrir demonstrators have come to master incorporating everyday life into their protests ― how to acquire breakfast, where to gather to get good mobile phone...
For many school children, winter break begins next week and school resumes after the first week of January. If you’ve decided not to travel, here are some kiddie events and camps to consider for the winter break. Whether you live in Maadi,...
