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Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a fasakhany
Life & Style
April 16, 2012
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a fasakhany
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
Authorities seize 9 tons of inedible herring and fesikh in Cairo
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Authorities seize 9 tons of inedible herring and fesikh in Cairo
Following intensive health inspections of fish shops since early April, authorities have seized 8 tons of herring and 1 ton…
Feseekh for the holiday!
Food
April 4, 2010
Feseekh for the holiday!
It is 12:00 PM and people are pouring into Shaheen el-Fasakhany’s little shop on 183 Tahrir St., Bab el-Louq. Vendors…