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Communities: The Levantines of Egypt, a class-based enclave

Communities: The Levantines of Egypt, a class-based enclave

When the late Basseem Nabki, a Christian man of Syrian descent, sold shawls and scarves in the popular quarter of…
Communities: An Egyptian Map of Italy

Communities: An Egyptian Map of Italy

“The idea of travelling has controlled their minds…People who travelled started building concrete houses and multi-story buildings. The youth became…
Communities: Remnants of a Jewish past

Communities: Remnants of a Jewish past

A taxi pulls up to the Shaar Hashamayim Synagogue on Adly Street in downtown Cairo. The driver has to wait…
Communities: Armenians in Egypt recount rich history

Communities: Armenians in Egypt recount rich history

At a time when the citizenship of a candidate’s mother disqualifies him from the presidency, it is nearly impossible to…
Communities: Egypt’s Greek legacy

Communities: Egypt’s Greek legacy

Foreign communities in Cairo and Alexandria in particular have helped shape the architecture, neighborhoods and communities that live there today.…
Students compete for Mt. Sinai trip with Everest climber, for charity

Students compete for Mt. Sinai trip with Everest climber, for charity

Students from three schools competed to raise the most money for children with special needs in a competition arranged by…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a hammam attendant

Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a hammam attendant

For Mohamed Khams, working as a masseur on the night shift at a Cairo hammam was not easy at first.…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a delivery man

Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a delivery man

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life a taxi driver

Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life a taxi driver

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a community doctor

Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a community doctor

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
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