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Card games: A favorite Ramadan pastime
August 19, 2010
Card games: A favorite Ramadan pastime
They come out of their boxes around this time of the year. Dusty, old, and cranky, like bears waking up…
Carlo’s for sohour
August 18, 2010
Carlo’s for sohour
At the start of Ramadan, a friend asked me if I was doing the "kheyam circuit" (tent circuit). Of course,…
Ramadan recipes: Turkish pita for Ramadan
August 18, 2010
Ramadan recipes: Turkish pita for Ramadan
Thanks to our flickr Ramadan Recipes group we have received a number of Ramadan food pictures and recipes to add…
Mastering makeup: Applying foundation
August 17, 2010
Mastering makeup: Applying foundation
Foundation is essential to giving your skin a fine and homogeneous look. However, application can be tricky and the end…
The Atayef Index: Rounding up the Ramadan sweets
August 17, 2010
The Atayef Index: Rounding up the Ramadan sweets
Brainstorming for our Ramadan dessert index this year, we thought about comparing it to the Big Mac Index, and having…
Ramadan recipes: The benefits of artichokes
August 17, 2010
Ramadan recipes: The benefits of artichokes
Culinary history has it that the globe artichoke originated 2000 years ago in southern Europe around the Mediterranean sea. In…
Why do we travel? To think
August 16, 2010
Why do we travel? To think
I jumped on the early train to Minya minutes before it started moving, after pushing my way through the crowd…
Right to Climb: Special-needs charity aims for the summit
August 16, 2010
Right to Climb: Special-needs charity aims for the summit
Out of breath, out of reach, and out of their minds, a group of daredevil climbers will journey up Mount…
Ramadan recipes: Moussaka with bechamel
August 15, 2010
Ramadan recipes: Moussaka with bechamel
Moussaka, a Mediterranean staple, is divided into three separate ingredient sets that make up the layers of this fabulously delicious…