Amany Aly Shawky
Fresh veggies at your doorstep, with a digital Offah
Environment
June 12, 2012
Fresh veggies at your doorstep, with a digital Offah
“Offah” is the traditional Egyptian basket made out of palm leaves used to carry food gifts. It is also the…
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak’s health deteriorates
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak’s health deteriorates
Independent Al-Shorouk newspaper writes on its front page this morning, “Field marshal meets with political forces in a ‘Muslim Brotherhood-free’…
Wednesday’s papers: Presidential runoff heats up
Egypt
May 30, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Presidential runoff heats up
Arrests following the Monday night fire at presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq’s campaign headquarters and political concessions promised by his competitor,…
Sunday’s papers: Different polls suggest different future presidents
Egypt
May 20, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Different polls suggest different future presidents
Most of the papers today report on one of various conflicting opinion polls on the presidential election, due to start…
Thursday’s papers: Morsy confident in election win, backers concentrate on human chain
Egypt
May 17, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Morsy confident in election win, backers concentrate on human chain
Freedom and Justice, the newspaper mouthpiece of the party of the same name, writes Thursday morning that Egypt’s 166 embassies…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a fortune teller
Life & Style
May 14, 2012
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a fortune teller
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
Kempinski’s Herbal Spa: Spoil yourself
Health & Fitness
May 13, 2012
Kempinski’s Herbal Spa: Spoil yourself
The air carries the fresh smell of jasmine and Far Eastern tunes calmly fill the space of Kempinski's Herbal Spa.…
Turkish soaps: The love, the romance and the alternate reality
Life & Style
May 10, 2012
Turkish soaps: The love, the romance and the alternate reality
It’s 8 pm and most Egyptian women are glued to their TV screens to see how Kerim will win Fatma’s…
Thursday’s papers: Al-Shorouk poll predicts Moussa victory
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Al-Shorouk poll predicts Moussa victory
Independent newspaper Al-Shorouk leads Thursday morning with the results of its own poll for the upcoming presidential election. Former Muslim…
Fugoura: Fashion warrior
Fashion
May 1, 2012
Fugoura: Fashion warrior
On his website,Abbas Aboul Hassan claims that Fugoura is a warrior princess, a rebel and the descendant of mixed races…