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Fighting the fast food addiction

Fighting the fast food addiction

Welcome to fast food rehab. This is my own version of the 12-step recovery program to get you out of…
Peace, love and freedom: Egyptian designer Heba el-Awadi

Peace, love and freedom: Egyptian designer Heba el-Awadi

Heba el-Awadi is the talent behind the two clothing line brands Hebz and El Horreya: Designs for Freedom. A designer…
Feseekh for the holiday!

Feseekh for the holiday!

It is 12:00 PM and people are pouring into Shaheen el-Fasakhany’s little shop on 183 Tahrir St., Bab el-Louq. Vendors…
Orphanage day puts adoption in spotlight

Orphanage day puts adoption in spotlight

Egyptian Orphanage day is celebrated on 1 April every year. It was originally organized by Dar Al-Orman, one of the…
Istanbul Getaway: Visiting the City of Light and Rain

Istanbul Getaway: Visiting the City of Light and Rain

When I went to Istanbul for the first time I was eight years old. I vaguely remember black rock-paved streets,…
Frosting the night away

Frosting the night away

The weather in Cairo has been erratic lately, but on Wednesday the 24th, it was unusually cold in the Grill…
Redefining the Jazz Club ‘Happy Hour’

Redefining the Jazz Club ‘Happy Hour’

Any Cairo Jazz Club old timer has seen the bar go through two major renovations, a number of entertainment experiments…
Low budget restaurants, high quality food

Low budget restaurants, high quality food

Every one of us had one of these days: You're hungry, too tired to cook, you want something that doesn't…
Not so Bella

Not so Bella

Four Seasons hotels stand at the pinnacle of Cairo’s luxury service experience. But every once in a while, gaps in…
‘International Youth Year’: Online and out of touch

‘International Youth Year’: Online and out of touch

“Today might be Mother’s Day,” Minister of Family and Population Moushira Khattab wheezes into her microphone while staring down her…
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