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Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:00:09 +0000
A Story of Patience: The History of Pottery in Egypt
“Pottery was literally a multidimensional cultural container that contained several aspects of the thoughts, beliefs, relationships, rituals, practices, and lifestyles of the ancient Egyptians,” reads a 2020 Egyptian study on the craft in the anc...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:34:51 +0000
Egypt’s COP27 to Mobilize International Action to Protect Seas, Oceans
Oceans play a critical role in protecting our climate, as scientists say the seas have absorbed 90% of all the warming in the past 50 years. However, rising temperatures due to global warming are also leading to rising sea levels, which threatens peo...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:00:36 +0000
Egyptian Compliments: Endearing or Weird?
It is impossible to disagree on the power compliments hold. Compliments are an integral part of our social lives. They break the ice in awkward situations, help create a positive atmosphere, and, very often, ease the flow of conversations. Egyptians ...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:33:49 +0000
Mourid Al-Barghouti and Radwa Ashour: A Love Story Entrenched in Resistance
“أنتِ جميلة كوطن محرر وأنا متعب كوطن محتل” – مريد البرغوثي لرضوى عاشور “you’re as beautiful as a liberated homeland and I’m as tired as a colonized one.” Mourid Al-Barghouti...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:50:11 +0000
‘I Bought Solar Eclipse Glasses’: Egyptians’ Most Regrettable Lockdown Purchases
Mid-2020, after COVID-19 had spread across the whole world, people were still learning ways to keep themselves busy. With countries announcing full lockdown measures, while others imposed curfews, many were forced to stay at home for weeks. At a time...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:19:04 +0000
Egypt’s Atlantis: the City of Heracleion
To veteran-sleuths and skeptics alike, Atlantis is a well-worn—arguably worn-out—name. Across centuries, it has come to embody humanity’s pull to seductive, elusive histories and the instinctual desire to digest the unknown whole. Atlantis was ...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 07:22:30 +0000
A Taste of Egypt at Clermont-Ferrand: Three Egyptian Films Feature at Prestigious Festival
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is a world-renowned short film festival. The roots of the festival were planted in 1981 when the association “Sauve qui peut le court métrage” realized there was a need for a platform for sh...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:16:33 +0000
From Fried Chicken to Tteok-bokki: The Ultimate Guide to Korean Food in Cairo
  Korean culture has made a noticeable buzz in Cairo over the last few years, with particular attention to its food scene. Culturally driven food connoisseurs are oftentimes finding themselves wandering into Korean restaurants, curious to try so...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 01:37:46 +0000
Egyptian Property Start-Up ‘Nawy’ Secures $5 Million Funding
Nawy, a Cairo-based property-technology start-up, has secured a new USD 5 million investment in a seed round led by the Sawiris Family Office. Founded in 2016 under the brand name ‘Cooing’ by Mohamed Abou Ghanima, Abdel-Azim Osman, Ahmed Rafea, A...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:26:31 +0000
Sufism’s Mawlana: Jalal al-Din Rumi
A poet, a mystic, and mawlana: Rumi is a name most postmodern scholars have come to associate with Persian lyricism and philosophy. To the Western world, he is the face and father of Middle Eastern literature; a man so versed in language and rhythm t...



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