Life & Style
Ramadan fun: Tents where you can celebrate in style this year
August 1, 2011
Ramadan fun: Tents where you can celebrate in style this year
The word Ramadan brings to mind good food, delicious deserts, crowded streets and festive tents all over Cairo's neighborhoods. Ramadan…
Outer Cape Cod: A travel gem hidden in plain sight
August 1, 2011
Outer Cape Cod: A travel gem hidden in plain sight
Cape Cod off the Massachusetts coast has been a travel destination for as long as America has existed. Way back…
Zamalek residents take law and order into their own hands
July 31, 2011
Zamalek residents take law and order into their own hands
Security, street lighting, traffic control, garbage collection and recycling: all services that typically belong exclusively to the realm of government.…
Children’s corner: Fasting before maturity
July 29, 2011
Children’s corner: Fasting before maturity
Since Ramadan is regarded by Muslims as a time for realizing self-restraint and strengthening conviction in God, some mothers utilize…
Professors highlight prevalence of Hepatitis C in Egypt, call for more funding
July 28, 2011
Professors highlight prevalence of Hepatitis C in Egypt, call for more funding
Gamal Esmat, professor of hematology and gastroenterology at Cairo University, believes that more attention must be paid to the prevention…
Boho Sharky: The oriental gypsy look
July 28, 2011
Boho Sharky: The oriental gypsy look
Egypt’s current social and political environment combined with its rich cultural heritage have given room for a lot of creativity…
Sexual Harassment File: Sex education as remedy
July 27, 2011
Sexual Harassment File: Sex education as remedy
In Egypt, adolescents rarely receive their sex education from the institutions thought to be best adapted to the task. Ignorance…
The Sexual Harassment File: The story of a map
July 27, 2011
The Sexual Harassment File: The story of a map
When Rebecca Chiao came to Egypt in 2004 to work at a women’s rights NGO, women were coming in just…
AUC students mobilize to feed poor during Ramadan
July 26, 2011
AUC students mobilize to feed poor during Ramadan
As the nation counts down to Ramadan in August, a group of students from the American University in Cairo has…