Egyptian Streets
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:48:02 +0000Egypt’s Artistic Siblings: Exploring Effat and Mohamed Naghi’s Works
A painting tells stories through soft brushstrokes, a painter dreams in watercolors, and a masterpiece is made to captivate. This is the story of Egypt’s artistic siblings, Effat and Mohamed Naghi; a duo who loved art and their country simultan...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:20:17 +0000How Is Egypt Facing the Global Crypto Wave?
The crypto wave is inescapable. Conversations on crypto are everywhere on the internet, from Twitter to Reddit to Instagram. Household superstars like Lebron James now star in advertisements for crypto companies. In the Middle East, Qatar is set to h...
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:32:31 +0000Hypatia: The Rise and Fall of Alexandria’s Ancient Scholar
Beauty and brains was Hypatia – the last Alexandrian scholar at the ancient University of Alexandria. To live, is to remain an inspiration, and to die, is to become a legend: Hypatia achieved both, etched into the lives and hearts she touched with ...
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:22:15 +0000Raised Interest Rates and Inflation: What Does It All Mean For You?
Over the past months, the economy has become the talk of every gathering across Egypt. Whether you are in business, a consumer trying to find a product you need at a price you can afford, a government official thinking about the growing number of cha...
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 11:02:13 +0000More Than A Shipwreck: Glimpsing 18th Century Trade on Saadana Island
A slight breeze, thick with humidity, complements the shore; the Red Sea is patient and flat, corals grazing the water-top from under. Safaga – a coastal town on the Red sea – is silent, its mangroves rise and sway, and right under them i...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:08:42 +0000Egyptian-Australian Anne Aly Becomes Australia’s First Muslim Woman Minister
Dr Anne Aly has become the first ever Muslim woman to serve as a minister in Australia. Dr Aly, who was also the first Muslim woman to serve as a member of parliament in Australia after being elected in 2016, is set to serve as Minister of Early Chil...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:00:15 +0000Egypt’s Propaganda Posters: A Vintage Time Capsule of Past Politics
Propaganda posters were once one of the primary modes of information dissemination during the twentieth century. Looking back at them now gives you a time capsule into the way countries were ruled in each era. Egypt’s history, inundated with histor...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:32:02 +0000A Night of Anarchy: Black Friday and the 1952 Cairo Fire
Currents of smoke rise into Cairo, and a fire that begins in the heart expands into the streets: riots smother the capital and arson overtakes the small, cobblestone streets of Wust el-Balad. Voices of opposition darken intent, and Egyptians rise fro...
Tue, 31 May 2022 14:41:19 +0000Fighting Desertification and Climate Change: The Serapium Forest in Egypt
A forest has a particular way of welcoming its visitors, where trees are lined and leaves rustle, it is where the light beams through the cracks, and birds sing from above. This is a place that tells tales, without uttering a human sound. While Egypt...
Tue, 31 May 2022 13:06:46 +0000Smuggled From Egypt? Louvre’s Former Director Under Scrutiny in Artifact Trafficking Case
Casting further doubts on the safety and legality of Egyptian artifacts abroad, the Louvre’s former director Jean Luc Martinez, has been accused of facilitating the illegal smuggling of artifacts over the past decade. The case, which was initia...