Society
Children’s corner: Cairo-bound stay-cation
May 6, 2011
Children’s corner: Cairo-bound stay-cation
A friend recently told me an Egypt traffic horror story about a two mile back-up at a checkpoint, where traffic…
Egypt’s hasty goodbye to daylight saving time
May 5, 2011
Egypt’s hasty goodbye to daylight saving time
On 18 April, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced that Egypt would no longer participate in Daylight Saving Time (DST), the…
Children’s corner: Fight off seasonal illness
April 29, 2011
Children’s corner: Fight off seasonal illness
As temperatures and humidity rise, mosquitoes and flies come out in force both inside and out, while flowering trees and…
An easy technique for home flower arranging
April 24, 2011
An easy technique for home flower arranging
Flower arranging is a creative and relaxing activity that can be easily performed at home. All you need is to…
Tahrir initiative seeks to launch Egypt development efforts
April 23, 2011
Tahrir initiative seeks to launch Egypt development efforts
Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the central gathering point for recent protests that resulted in former President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, on Thursday,…
7 tips for new dads
April 21, 2011
7 tips for new dads
Having a baby is a life-changing experience that both parents should be ready for. However, new dads might lack resources…
Becoming an Egyptian social entrepreneur
April 19, 2011
Becoming an Egyptian social entrepreneur
Social entrepreneurs are people who have a strong passion for helping others and the organizational skills to turn this passion…
Abla Khairy and the English Channel
April 19, 2011
Abla Khairy and the English Channel
Abla Adel Khairy swam across the English Channel in 1974 at the age of just 13. Now a wife and…