Society
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a Cairo bus driver
July 9, 2012
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a Cairo bus driver
“If you get stuck in a traffic jam all the time and have no other job to get to, there…
The camel diaries
July 6, 2012
The camel diaries
The day begins before dawn for most camels. In fact, many of them barely sleep. The journey from Daraw camel…
Communities: The Levantines of Egypt, a class-based enclave
July 3, 2012
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
July 1, 2012
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
June 28, 2012
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
June 27, 2012
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
June 25, 2012
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
June 19, 2012
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
June 11, 2012
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
June 6, 2012
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…