Society

Flash mob, flash flop

18 May 2012
A flash mob at the Ramses Train Station on Thursday sparked tension with spectators and officers of the station’s police force. About 40 individuals took part in a freeze flash mob, where for five minutes participants froze in random...
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Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a fortune teller

14 May 2012
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With approximately 80 million in the country, 18 million of whom are woven into the streets and buildings of Cairo, the...
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Turkish soaps: The love, the romance and the alternate reality

10 May 2012
It’s 8 pm and most Egyptian women are glued to their TV screens to see how Kerim will win Fatma’s heart. “Fatmagulun Sucu Ne,” a Turkish soap opera currently on air, is part of a long line of Turkish productions...
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Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a felucca man

09 May 2012
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With approximately 80 million in the country, 18 million of whom are woven into the streets and buildings of Cairo, the...
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Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a working violinist

07 May 2012
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With approximately 80 million in the country, 18 million of whom are woven into the streets and buildings of Cairo, the...
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Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a political campaigner

02 May 2012
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With approximately 80 million in the country, 18 million of whom are woven into the streets and buildings of Cairo, the...
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‘Islam is bigger than that’: Three upperclass former Salafis look back

A picture taken on May 18, 2010 shows a Muslim woman wearing the niqab (veil which covers the body and leaves only a small strip for the eyes) in Montreuil, outside Paris. The French Constitutional Court validated on October 7, 2010 a text condemning the full-face Islamic veil (niqab or burqa) in public aeras.
29 Apr 2012
When 31-year-old Aisha al-Shabrawy first wore the niqab, it was like someone had turned off the spotlight on her. Her full black veil and clothing made her feel invisible, a feeling she craved deeply as an outgoing student at the American...
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Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a robabekya man

25 Apr 2012
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With approximately 80 million in the country, 18 million of whom are woven into the streets and buildings of Cairo, the...
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Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a jewelry designer

24 Apr 2012
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With approximately 80 million in the country, 18 million of whom are woven into the streets and buildings of Cairo, the...
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Grandparents find themselves taking the initiative in providing for youngsters

23 Apr 2012
For eight years Dana Moustafa* lived with her husband and children in her parent’s basement. Her husband’s job was inconsistent and her parent’s home was close to her job. What started out as a temporary arrangement to...
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