Life & Style
People of The Truth
May 4, 2010
People of The Truth
In Hakaza Takalam Ibn Arabi (That's How Ibn Arabi Spoke, Al-Markaz Al-Thaqafi Al-Arabi, 2004) Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid writes,"It's difficult…
Underpaid guards struggle to maintain order in Giza
May 3, 2010
Underpaid guards struggle to maintain order in Giza
The first days of Eid saw the Giza zoo transformed into a battlefield. Children practically executed a coup, ignoring any…
Cairo’s best croissant
May 3, 2010
Cairo’s best croissant
Throughout its long history, the buttery croissant has represented France’s best known “viennoiserie." Its yeasty dough is layered, rolled and…
A recipe from one of Egypt’s most familiar faces in the kitchen
May 2, 2010
A recipe from one of Egypt’s most familiar faces in the kitchen
Beyond her extensive TV appearances and her history of cooking and innovating in the kitchen both through her career and…
Drop the diet, lose the weight
May 2, 2010
Drop the diet, lose the weight
Trying to decide whether to cut carbs, focus on cabbage or cut solid foods all together? Forget it. The new…
Quest for the woman within
May 2, 2010
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
May 2, 2010
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?
May 2, 2010
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…