Jake Meth

In New York’s Little Egypt, the homeland matters
Egypt

In New York’s Little Egypt, the homeland matters

NEW YORK, NY — Gamal Dewidar is busy working through the fully shelled prawns in front of him, but he…
Communities: Remnants of a Jewish past
Life & Style

Communities: Remnants of a Jewish past

A taxi pulls up to the Shaar Hashamayim Synagogue on Adly Street in downtown Cairo. The driver has to wait…
Kiosk nutrition: Candy, color and carbs
Health & Fitness

Kiosk nutrition: Candy, color and carbs

A hungry young boy runs up to the kiosk in the early afternoon and holds out a pound for the…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a downtown tour guide
Life & Style

Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a downtown tour guide

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
SCAF’s Parliament appointee may be illegal
Egypt

SCAF’s Parliament appointee may be illegal

On 21 January, the head of Egypt's ruling military council, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, appointed 10 members to the lower…
Dabaa goes radioactive
Environment

Dabaa goes radioactive

For almost two weeks now, residents have been holding a sit-in at the construction site for Egypt's first nuclear plant…
Nine months in, ‘Blind Sheikh’ supporters aren’t giving up
Egypt

Nine months in, ‘Blind Sheikh’ supporters aren’t giving up

Ambulance sirens and the sound of an occasional gunshot in the background cannot break the determined, measured cadence of Abdallah…
A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking
Egypt

A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking

I was detained by the military at around 7 pm last Tuesday for walking home. I must have been walking…
Street vendors and traditional healers: Cairo’s diverse Chinese community
Life & Style

Street vendors and traditional healers: Cairo’s diverse Chinese community

The taxi driver in "Fool Al Seen Al Azeem" (The Great Bean of China), a famous Egyptian comedy set in…
Hundreds celebrate outside Libyan Embassy in Cairo
Egypt

Hundreds celebrate outside Libyan Embassy in Cairo

Around 500 Libyans and their supporters celebrated outside the Libyan Embassy in the Zamalek neighborhood of Cairo from late Sunday…
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