Life & Style

Nermine Said is a very interesting young artist. Like many of her Egyptian counterparts who never considered exploring only one…

In a lavish ceremony last Friday, the Chaine des Rotisseurs inducted new members at a ceremony in the ballroom of…

Cairo’s foodies can be notoriously fickle.  Tastes and fads change, and today’s Tamarai can become tomorrow’s Justine—sad, neglected, and unloved—in…

Cairo traffic is a traumatic experience that Cairenes are subject to on a daily basis, but today was quite exceptional…

“Hail in Cairo! What fun,” I remember thinking cheerfully as the tiny pellets bounced off the taxi’s windshield. Looking out…

On an unusually warm February morning, Al-Masry Al-Youm finds itself on a desert plain, sand stretching as far as the…

It was a longstanding family ritual. My mother, little sister and I--with nicely braided hair and colorful dresses--would take a…

A nice dinner piece. Prepare the casserole dish with all the ingredients, cover and leave in the fridge till you…

Abu Simbel--Outside the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, a long line of people are waiting for a first chance to…

Every year, the students at El Alsson--a British and American International school in Marioutia--exhibit their art at the British Council…