Egyptian Streets
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 23:13:46 +0000World Obesity Day: Guiding Egyptian Schoolchildren to Healthy Habits
“Severe diets are completely wrong for children, it makes them feel deprived, and makes them feel that they have no willpower. It also creates a negative relationship with food,” says Mireille Medhat, Child Nutrition Specialist and Founder of ‘...
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:00:48 +0000A Merging of Tradition and Abstraction: Contemporary Egyptian Sculpture
Public outcry, controversy and outright mockery on the state of Egyptian street sculpture. From the ugly bust of Queen Nefertiti to an unexpressive, unimaginative replica of Nahdet Misr by Mahmoud Mukhtar, public opinion has become increasingly frust...
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 11:50:52 +0000Braking the Cycle of Overprices in the Egyptian Automotive Industry
“I’ve been wanting to buy a car since 2019,” says Abdelraheem Hassan, a 34-year-old Egyptian Marketing Manager. Originally from Luxor and currently based in Giza, Hassan, like many Egyptians, repeatedly postponed his decision to purchase a car ...
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:33:58 +0000African Union Condemns Racist Treatment of African Refugees from Ukraine
The African Union released a statement on Monday condemning incidents of racial discrimination against Africans trying to flee the conflict in Ukraine. The statement noted that the organization has been following the developments in Ukraine closely...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:03:03 +0000The Culture of the Cairo Koshk
Attached to the average Egyptian are beliefs and convictions – a favorite football team, political affiliation, and the like. While the myriad of differences parallel the chaos that is Cairo, there is one place where everything is put aside for Egy...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 13:07:12 +0000The Relationship Risk: The Dating Experience with Strict Parenting
“At first, I asked for things – outings, clothes – that were mostly met with disagreement. When I got older, I learned that if I wanted to do things, I couldn’t ask for them [from parents]. So I lied about basically everything,...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:58:04 +0000Middle Eastern Media Leaders eSummit to Kick Off March 15
Now, more than ever, with war erupting in Ukraine and multiple geographical pockets seeing systematic violence, worldwide media is playing a significant role in keeping mass audiences updated, safe, and mobilized. It is particularly important for med...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:43:25 +0000Egyptian Heritage Sites Aren’t Party Venues
Neon lights bring alive the eyes of statues, and the opaque shadow of a column falls over the dancefloor. It’s a grand sight, perhaps for all the wrong reasons: drinks are half-melted at the base of a limestone ram, a bored child picks their nail i...
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:29:48 +0000Africa for Africans: A Lost Promise?
“Our objective is African union now. There is no time to waste. We must unite now or perish,” exclaimed Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president, during his speech at the founding of the Organisation for African Unity (OAU) in 1963. Nkrumah’s w...
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:35:43 +0000Why Is Friendship Not Valued As Much as Marriage in Egypt?
There is not yet a word for friendships that are more than just friendships. It is the most difficult word to explain or describe, so much so that when we are floating in this conceptual confusion, we search for other ways to describe the relationshi...