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Quest for the woman within

Quest for the woman within

She plans out her first collection, Yasmine Yeya, Egypt’s new of designer of femme, builds a strong, art minded, feminine…
School time

School time

"I bet schools won’t even open by 3 October. High schools will not have any graduates this year," complains Karim,…
Extinction for the language of the Pharaohs?

Extinction for the language of the Pharaohs?

Mona Zaki often receives strange looks when she answers her mobile phone in public. Among her closest friends and family…
Next Move: Whither Egypt’s property market?

Next Move: Whither Egypt’s property market?

The third annual real estate fair, Next Move, opened at the Cairo International Conference Center on Wednesday 28 April and…
Downtown: Revival or gentrification?

Downtown: Revival or gentrification?

For months, rumors of major real-estate acquisitions in Cairo's downtown district have been rife, raising fears that the city center…
Saigon Bleu: French-Vietnamese Fusion

Saigon Bleu: French-Vietnamese Fusion

If it were up to me, I’d never dine in Cairo’s hotels.  Too often, the food is over-priced and under-spectacular,…
Living tradition

Living tradition

Abydos may not draw the same number of tourists as sites like Giza and Luxor, but it is nonetheless home…
Feteer frenzy in the desert

Feteer frenzy in the desert

Long weekends mean a number of things to Egyptians in the summer – Sahel (North Coast playground of choice) will…
Fashion Forecasts

Fashion Forecasts

Front row seats at Paris Fashion Week are hard to get – so you can imagine those who get them…
Shalateen: The long drive down

Shalateen: The long drive down

Getting ready for the 12-hour drive from Cairo to the Halayeb triangle is not an easy task, namely because it…
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