Jake Meth
In New York’s Little Egypt, the homeland matters
Egypt
July 2, 2012
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
June 28, 2012
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
April 26, 2012
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
April 2, 2012
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
February 16, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
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
January 11, 2012
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
December 26, 2011
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
December 11, 2011
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
August 22, 2011
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…