Need some eye candy to get you through winter? Or are you looking for inspiration for an upcoming trip? Whatever your travel needs may be, here is a list of some of the most beautiful places surrounding Marsa Alam, a spectacular town on the western shore of the Red Sea in southeastern Egypt. Hopefully it […]
A trip to Mount Sinai
Last month I went with Dune Raiders (an Egyptian travel agency that aims for adventurous tourism) on a 36-hour trip to Sinai. It was mainly for climbing Mount Mousa (known as Mount Sinai) that resides in the area of Saint Catherine. After a 6-hour drive from Cairo, we stopped at heaven on earth, also known as Ras […]
Top 10 travel destinations to celebrate New Year’s Eve
If you are planning to spend a brilliant New Year’s Eve but still have to come up with a tempting idea, here are some useful and inspirational travel tips that may help you figure out where to celebrate the last day of the year. 1. Sydney, Australia (photo: Reuters) Sydney is known to be “The […]
Washington Institute: significant economic reforms in Egypt ahead of economic summit
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy released an article praising Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi’s efforts for economic and legal reforms ahead of the Sharm El-Sheikh economic summit. The article, authored by researcher Anna Borshchevskaya, praised the Egyptian president for his economic reform efforts and for what they say is a genuine attempt to raise Egypt’s standard of living. […]
Republicans say any Iran nuclear deal signed by Obama will be void after he leaves office
Forty-seven Republican US senators warned Iran’s leaders on Monday that any nuclear deal with President Barack Obama could last only as long as he remains in office, an unusual partisan intervention in foreign policy that could undermine delicate international talks with Tehran. The open letter was signed by all but seven of the Republicans in […]
Happiness Project: Colouring the neighbourhood
Colours can alter communities: Mashrou El Saada (Happiness Project) is an initiative where youth create on the walls of Egypt’s popular areas. “The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.” The statement was quoted by John Ruskin in the book The Stones of Venice but given a new meaning by […]
Azza Fahmy: Whatever I love, I turn into Jewellery
Internationally-acclaimed and prominent Egyptian jewellery designer Azza Fahmy gave a keynote address at the Madalyn Lamont Award Ceremony held at AUC’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL) last Thursday. The Department of English and Comparative Literature at the American University in Cairo (AUC) held the award ceremony Thursday for the Madalyn Lamont Literary Award, […]
International Women’s Day 2015: Egyptian women, the Egyptian way
The contemporary Egyptian art scene has been and continues to be filled with the contributions of Egyptian women of all backgrounds and all ages. Writers, painters, visual artists, vocalists, actresses, and art enthusiasts all have had their immense contributions to the ever-thriving Egyptian artistic scene. To mark International Women’s Day 2015, we commemorate Egypt’s women artists, those among us […]
Garden of Souls: A conversation with Egyptian photographer Hana Gamal
“I remember very well how it was through this quote ‘art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable’ that I had come to discover my love for art and specifically photography three years ago,” Hana Gamal, a passionate and rebellious visual artist tells me. “I was in a very disturbing stage in my life […]
US Treasury Department lifts assets freeze on MB leader Youssef Nada
The US Treasury Department has lifted a freeze of assets imposed on Youssef Nada, a prominent leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, a few months after he was taken off the terrorist list which was compiled by the US administration in 2001, Al-Jazeera news network has reported. The decision will include Al-Taqwa, a Bahamas-based bank and a financial network that […]