Society
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…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life a taxi driver
May 30, 2012
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
May 29, 2012
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…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a Hamdeen Sabbahi political campaigner
May 22, 2012
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a Hamdeen Sabbahi political campaigner
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
Let me in: Cairo’s public, yet restricted places
May 21, 2012
Let me in: Cairo’s public, yet restricted places
Hussein Helal wants to live the life of a normal 26-year-old. Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Helal is confined to…
Flash mob, flash flop
May 18, 2012
Flash mob, flash flop
A flash mob at the Ramses Train Station on Thursday sparked tension with spectators and officers of the station’s police…