Life & Style
Treat yourself to three yummy Italian dishes
March 17, 2011
Treat yourself to three yummy Italian dishes
Last Tuesday, Ramses Hilton Hotel held a cooking class given by Chef Dimitrios, who unveiled three delicious Italian recipes: potato…
Show me your ID, officer
March 16, 2011
Show me your ID, officer
The build-up of frustration and injustice caused by more than thirty years of abusive police practices was one of the…
Women of Egypt: Sahar’s carpentry workshop
March 16, 2011
Women of Egypt: Sahar’s carpentry workshop
A short walk from Maadi al-Sarayat, one of Cairo’s classiest suburbs, is a shabby side street off the railroad tracks…
Women of Egypt: The valet
March 15, 2011
Women of Egypt: The valet
Earning daily bread has never been easy, especially for a woman entering male-dominated fields of work in a society that…
Fashion group House of Egypt to launch surprise product
March 14, 2011
Fashion group House of Egypt to launch surprise product
Tuesday sees the official launch of "House of Egypt" and the unveiling of the group's first joint product. The festive…
Revolution realization: The deaf and mute protest
March 13, 2011
Revolution realization: The deaf and mute protest
Hussein Zakaria Abdelsalam woke up on 28 January 2011 and made his way to his weekly soccer game from the…
Streets of Cairo: Antiques, cars and kebab on Hoda Shaarawi Street
March 12, 2011
Streets of Cairo: Antiques, cars and kebab on Hoda Shaarawi Street
A five-story Ottoman-era apartment block above Louvre Meuble furniture store looms over Hoda Shaarawi Street like a cantankerous old grandfather.On…
An initiative for color in Egypt’s streets
March 11, 2011
An initiative for color in Egypt’s streets
As a part of the unprecedented efforts of Egypt's youth to spruce up the streets, a group of artists launched…
Children’s corner: New interactive kids’ workshops at Diwan
March 10, 2011
Children’s corner: New interactive kids’ workshops at Diwan
“Kids’ Workshop Center Program” is coming back again on 11 March at Diwan bookstore with new innovative activities for instilling…
Egypt, Tunisia tout revolutions as tourism draw
March 10, 2011
Egypt, Tunisia tout revolutions as tourism draw
Berlin--Beaches, ancient sites, guaranteed sun--and a tang of revolution in the air: Egypt and Tunisia are banking on their recent…