Egyptian Streets
Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:44:27 +0000Netflix’s First Pan-Arab Anthology Explores Romance Tinged With Dark Comedy: Review
Love, Life & Everything in Between is Netflix’s latest pan-Arab anthology series comprising eight short films. Directed by award-winning directors and filmmakers from across the region, the series delves into different perceptions of love and r...
Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:00:12 +0000In Photos: Bint Al Nil’s Archived Photos
Once upon a women’s movement, Doria Shafik, Egypt’s renowned suffragate and feminist founded the women’s journal Bint Al-Nil. The Arabic-language magazine appeared on newsstands for the first time in 1945 with the purpose of awakening Eg...
Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:03:26 +0000Egypt’s Breadfast Taps Prosus’ Eugene Hooi as Chief Financial Officer
Breadfast, Egypt’s leading online grocery platform has appointed Prosus Ventures’ Eugene Hooi as Chief Financial Officer as it continues its expansion across Egypt and the Middle East. Hooi joins Breadfast from the Food Investments team at Prosus...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:51:32 +0000Giza Zoo: A Case for Ethical Conservation
Wide citrus-soaked gardens, pouches of pumpkin seeds sold off by the parcel, and a lingering chirp of laughter: the Giza Zoo at its prime was a vision of nature trapped in concrete modernity – brimming with the rare and endemic, open-expanse en...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:56:48 +0000Egypt Flies Out Stranded Ukrainians to Neighbouring Europe for Free
With Ukraine embarking on its 12th day of war with Eastern Europe giant Russia, Ukrainian citizens, which have temporarily been homed in Egyptian hotels, have been allocated free flights to Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. The decision, as reported by A...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:26:36 +0000The End of Fashion and the Return of Culture: ‘Rawi’ Revives Egyptian Costume Memory
Known as the pearl of the Egyptian desert, Siwa’s crystal blue waters and golden-hued land have impacted and stimulated the nation’s unique aesthetic culture throughout the years. Egyptian women in Siwa wore colorful traditional costumes. One suc...
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 18:50:48 +0000Halayeb and Shalateen: Caught in the Crossfire of Egyptian-Sudanese Relations
An air of mistrust and intrigue plague the Egyptian-Sudanese border regions, for decades, the Halayeb-Shalateen Triangle has been a source of entrenched political difference and conflict. Caught in the crossfire are border communities who are determi...
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 17:12:07 +0000Egyptian Female Judges to Sit on State Council Podium Today
Marking a historic step, 98 Egyptian female judges will sit on the State Council’s podium for the very first time today, 3 March, after taking an oath on Thursday, 3 March. The oath ceremony began inside the council’s Great Hall, and the judges w...
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 11:18:53 +0000Can the Ukraine War Help Repair the World’s Skewed Moral Compass?
War has returned to Europe after decades of nearly uninterrupted peace and stability. Armed with ‘Buratino’ flamethrower systems and self-righteous conviction, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has launched an invasion on neighbouring Ukraine, directing ...
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 07:52:35 +0000Why Egypt Is Wrong to Draft a Law Criminalizing Suicide
If you do a simple Google search for “Kid Cudi saved my life,” you will find thousands of posts, comments, and interviews describing how Scott Mescudi, rapper and hip-hop artist, has contributed to the prevention of suicide among young pe...