Features/Interviews
International Women’s Day: Egypt’s female athletes outperform men internationally
March 8, 2017
International Women’s Day: Egypt’s female athletes outperform men internationally
Egyptian women have boldly stepped into the field of competitive sports in the past years, no longer content with the merely…
Leqaa el-Kholy shatters Upper Egypt’s male-dominated workplaces as female car mechanic
March 5, 2017
Leqaa el-Kholy shatters Upper Egypt’s male-dominated workplaces as female car mechanic
Think car mechanic, and you think of men with dirty hands talking jargon that is intimidating to many people, especially…
Egyptian researchers turn shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic
March 3, 2017
Egyptian researchers turn shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic
Researchers at Egypt's Nile University are developing a way to turn dried shrimp shells that would otherwise be thrown away…
Stressed out? Try Cairo Laughers’ kind of yoga that will make you giggle
February 28, 2017
Stressed out? Try Cairo Laughers’ kind of yoga that will make you giggle
Laughing hysterically for absolutely no reason in public may be considered utterly bonkers, but pepper it up with some slow…
Displaced Christian families in Ismailia pray for hope despite pains of departure
February 28, 2017
Displaced Christian families in Ismailia pray for hope despite pains of departure
While Saint Anthony's Church in Ismailia declared the state of emergency, Al-Masry Al-Youm (AMAY) was there, as both the church…
Recyclobekia, first Egyptian e-waste recycler sells $2.4m worth of trash a year
February 26, 2017
Recyclobekia, first Egyptian e-waste recycler sells $2.4m worth of trash a year
Becoming an entrepreneur does not always mean starting a multi-million peso company; sometimes it could be as simple as starting…
Al-Azhar to issue document to stand up for women’s rights in Islam
February 21, 2017
Al-Azhar to issue document to stand up for women’s rights in Islam
As Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah Al-sisi announced that 2017 is the “women’s year", al-Azhar will issue a document detailing women's rights…
Blind Egyptian cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison
February 19, 2017
Blind Egyptian cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison
Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11…
Crackdown on fake cotton helps revive Egypt crop
February 14, 2017
Crackdown on fake cotton helps revive Egypt crop
Egypt's most famous export, the silky soft cotton prized by makers of luxury bedding and clothing, has become so scarce…
Love hurts: Valentine’s day spending increases by 49%, including Egypt
February 14, 2017
Love hurts: Valentine’s day spending increases by 49%, including Egypt
They say love is blind, and this is crystal clear as shoppers' spending sky-rocketed on the most romantic day of…