Egyptian Streets
Sun, 24 Apr 2022 08:25:48 +0000Dovecotes: A Signature of the Egyptian Landscape
Clay needles the horizon of many rural villages; unassuming structures, polka-dotted with nooks and nests and the song of Egyptian Swift pigeons. Otherwise known as dovecotes or pigeon houses, these “earthen chimneys” are one of Egypt’s signatu...
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 19:54:09 +0000All You Need to Know About Egypt’s Space City
In recent years, the Egyptian government has been keen on putting itself on the global map in harnessing space technologies for the purposes of economic development and national security. Built on an area of 123 acres by the Central Ring Road in Cair...
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 18:35:06 +0000‘The Last Straw’: The Ukraine Crisis and Egypt’s Economy
The fallout of geopolitical conflict never confines itself to the borders of the states involved, nor does it ever remain a purely military matter. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is no exception. At the onset of 2022, the global economy was just beg...
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 17:03:48 +0000Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ Sequel Banned in Egypt Over LGBTQ+ Character
Marvel Studios’ upcoming film, ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, has been banned in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries due to its inclusion of an LGBTQ+ character. In an official social media announcement, IMAX Egypt confirme...
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 11:54:33 +0000A Rebel Painter with a Cause: Injy Efflatoun
In Inji Efflatoun’s life, there were long talks of leaked dreams, where freedom plastered every tongue, and art dominated all conversations — Inji Efflatoun was a dreamer, an artist, and an activist: a rebel with a cause. Efflatoun’s roots bear...
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 08:07:45 +0000Connecting Hearts: How Coptic Orphans Redefines the Role of the Egyptian Diaspora
“It all began after a single trip to Egypt, which helped create Coptic Orphans. Imagine if every single Egyptian living abroad came to Egypt and was touched the way I was touched?” Nermien Riad, founder of Coptic Orphans, tells Egyptian Streets. ...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:35:23 +0000In Photos: The Majesty of Aswan’s Botanical Gardens
To many, Aswan is a desert landscape: restless winds and traveling dunes, Nile waters lapping at just-green, nearly-green banks, and men in jalabiyas teasing a fire. While not entirely misguided, Aswan is more than an open-air museum for the ancient ...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:25:00 +0000Lingering Over Luxor: Egypt’s Hot Air Ballon Culture
“Rumors flew thick and fast among the Egyptians that the French were going to raise a giant, airborne ship that could travel from one place to another,” writes novelist Rasha Adly in The Girl with the Braided Hair (2020). It is a vibrant vision o...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:09:29 +0000Fear is a City that Copts Inhabit
It’s 2010: armed men exchange gunfire, rocks and Molotov cocktails are tossed, and deafening silence inhabits our household when my teary-eyed mother says, “this is just the beginning.” My mother’s five-word sentence was short, concise, b...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:06:33 +0000A Look Into Egypt’s Peaceful Nuclear Philosophy
Egypt’s history with atomic power is sparse and scattered across its modern years. As scientists, Egyptians have proven time and time again the profound need to approach atomic technology with grace and carefulness. In the wake of a stifling realit...