Life & Style

Domesticated desires: Downtown Cairo’s lingerie shops

Domesticated desires: Downtown Cairo’s lingerie shops

All types of women can be seen strolling along Downtown Cairo’s bustling streets: young girls in colorful veils and matching…
All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses

All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses

In a country where freedom of expression is more of a myth than a birthright, the simplest social gathering can…
Ideal honeymoon

Ideal honeymoon

After falling in love, it's finally time to begin your new life with your second half. The memories of this…
Sit up straight!

Sit up straight!

Almost 80 percent of Egyptians do suffer back and neck pain. Lina El Wardani speaks to Dr. Wael Koptan, Assistant…
Romancing the stone

Romancing the stone

As far back as the Stone Age, men and women wore crystal jewelry and talismans. They had protective as well…
Global dining

Global dining

Want to have a quick, yet healthy and luxurious dinner? Gourmet Egypt is the first retail company that serves fine…
An ardent believer

An ardent believer

Having spent much time walking in the streets or sitting in cafes and mosques, I came to observe the facades…
The dance of the kunafa

The dance of the kunafa

Until quite recently, Egyptians had a distinctive body language associated with Ramadan. It wasn’t just a month of worship and…
Shalateen: The hunt for truths in a far-off town

Shalateen: The hunt for truths in a far-off town

The air was thick inside the small apartment as a rusty ceiling fan revolved sluggishly. We were at our hosts'…
An Ancient Diet

An Ancient Diet

Recipes from the Pharaohs' Kitchen is Magda EL Mahdawi's new release, Al Masry al-Youm met the writer and revisited the…
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