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Children’s corner: Mid-year vacation activities

Children’s corner: Mid-year vacation activities

Mid-year vacation is a good break for kids after a particularly stressful first semester. However, parents should teach children how…
A reporter’s look back: A lifestyle girl caught in revolution

A reporter’s look back: A lifestyle girl caught in revolution

On the ninth floor of Samiramis hotel in Garden City, my boss is lying on the floor of the balcony…
25 January: A year of surprises and restored pride

25 January: A year of surprises and restored pride

It has been a year since a furious wave of popular uprising overthrew former President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February.…
Year of the Dragon: What does the Chinese new year mean for you?

Year of the Dragon: What does the Chinese new year mean for you?

The Chinese Year of the Dragon begins Monday and little celebrations are taking place all over Cairo within the Chinese…
Streets of Cairo: Bahr al-Azam

Streets of Cairo: Bahr al-Azam

Now that a wall and barbed wire have been placed at the end of Qasr al-Aini street, traffic chaos in…
SuperMama: An unprecedented online start-up for Arab mothers

SuperMama: An unprecedented online start-up for Arab mothers

For a first-time mother, it is usually her own mother who becomes the primary source of motherhood advice. Other female…
Rise in cesarean births could be putting mothers and babies at risk

Rise in cesarean births could be putting mothers and babies at risk

Although the exact rate cannot be confirmed, the number of cesarean section deliveries (also known as "c-sections") in Egypt has…
The veil, the chair and the virtue police

The veil, the chair and the virtue police

The role of religion in defining the relationship between citizens and the state has for some time been mainly limited…
Copts vacillate between fear and hope at Christmas

Copts vacillate between fear and hope at Christmas

As Egypt undergoes unprecedented political changes under the influence of 25 January revolution, Coptic Christians spent Christmas eve alternating between…
Special needs school gives hope to disabled Egyptians

Special needs school gives hope to disabled Egyptians

Egypt can no longer ignore its citizens with special needs, who make up five percent of the population, says Nancy…
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