Leaving Egypt can be bittersweet. Like everything else in life, it has its pros and cons and can be a very hard decision to make; even though you’re pursuing a world of new opportunities, you’re also leaving valuable things behind. From the hustl...

Over the past few years, more places in Egypt have started adding gluten-free baked goods to their menus, which is great news for people who have celiac disease or a gluten allergy and struggle to find appropriate alternatives. We compiled a list of ...

Growing up, Arabic was not a language spoken inside home or even outside of home; it was simply heard. I heard my parents speaking it, heard it through television or music or films, and sometimes radio, but it wasn’t a language that was often spoke...

With narrow hallways showcasing seemingly endless rows of books and magazines, Al Maadi Used Books can easily be described as a world of possibilities for the avid reader. The shop and its storage warehouse have accumulated an estimated 120-130 thous...

The subject of marital rape made recent headlines in Egypt after Nada Adel, the owner of local fashion brand Nada Adel Apparel, took to Instagram on the 18th June to speak up about marital rape allegations against her ex-husband singer Tameem Youness...

Situated in New Cairo’s O1, Jones The Grocer is an Australian speciality gourmet restaurant, cheese room and grocery store. With a recent Egypt expansion that included the New Cairo opening, and a Galleria 40 branch in 6th of October City, the Aust...

Many people know what it’s like to experience “off” days where they feel inexplicably blue or cranky, only to feel better after a good night’s sleep or a nutritious meal. Mental wellbeing can sometimes be affected by physiological factors, an...

The Cairo Criminal Court issued a verdict earlier today, Sunday the 20th, sentencing Haneen Hossam to 10 years in prison and ordered her to pay a EGP 200,000 fine. The court also sentenced Mawada Aladhm and three others to six years in prison and imp...

Just before 11:30 A.M. on a warm spring day in late March (26th), train service 89 travelling from Luxor to Alexandria came to a standstill outside the town of Tahta, in the Sohag governorate in Upper Egypt. It was an unexplained stop, but one famili...

Imagine someone walking into a music shop, catching ‘Ramadan In Space Time’ and proceeding to shazam it. For someone who does not know who Salah Ragab is, his music would probably paint a picture of an artist who is laid back, liberal, and young ...