Ramadan
Ramadan Recipe: Tomato basil cream soup
Food
August 27, 2010
Ramadan Recipe: Tomato basil cream soup
This is very rich and yummy tomato soup and it doesn’t take a lot of time to create. The ingredients…
Ramadan forever after: Fairytales from Damascus and Beirut
Books
August 26, 2010
Ramadan forever after: Fairytales from Damascus and Beirut
Ramadan is a time of fasting, self-restraint and good deeds. It is also an occasion for storytelling, either in celebration…
Iftar at Bab al-Nil
Food
August 26, 2010
Iftar at Bab al-Nil
Now that you've RSVPed all your Ramadan invitations and your family and friends have already passed by your house for…
Ramadan Recipe: Chicken cashew stir-fry
Food
August 26, 2010
Ramadan Recipe: Chicken cashew stir-fry
While there are a million ways to execute a proper chicken cashew, I have found that this combination is the…
Ramadan recipes: Pasta salad
Food
August 25, 2010
Ramadan recipes: Pasta salad
Coming up with tasty recipes using in-season fresh vegetables adds to the ever-increasing challenge of being a vegetarian in Cairo.…
Ramadan recipes: Shamy tiss’eya
Food
August 24, 2010
Ramadan recipes: Shamy tiss’eya
When I moved from Syria to Egypt, the thing I missed most was Syrian cuisine. I spent days and nights…
Ramadan 2010: No water, no lights
Archaeology
August 23, 2010
Ramadan 2010: No water, no lights
Ramadan is a time of fasting, self-restraint, and good deeds. It is also an occasion for storytelling, either in celebration…
Congratulations to the Brotherhood
Opinion
August 22, 2010
Congratulations to the Brotherhood
Congratulations to the Muslim Brotherhood on the success of the Ramadan television series Al-Gamaa (The Brotherhood). Written by the talented…
Ramadan Recipe: Kofta diaries
Food
August 22, 2010
Ramadan Recipe: Kofta diaries
Grilled kofta is almost the only form of meat I enjoy eating. However, my earlier attempts to cook it were…