Kamal Tabikha
Global stars descend on Cairo for jazz festival
Culture
October 19, 2016
Global stars descend on Cairo for jazz festival
This October marks the eighth edition of the annual and on-its-way-to-being-iconic Cairo Jazz Festival. To be held at the American…
Ziet Zeitoun: Home-cooked cuisine that empowers Syrian women
Egypt
October 15, 2016
Ziet Zeitoun: Home-cooked cuisine that empowers Syrian women
The Arab Spring in 2011 was a hurricane of political change across the region and its aftermath continues to be…
Egypt ranked 6th most dangerous travel destination in WEF report
Egypt
October 13, 2016
Egypt ranked 6th most dangerous travel destination in WEF report
Egypt ranks sixth from bottom on a list of 141 countries in terms of travel safety and security, according a…
Rotary launches breast cancer awarness month with Gezira Club event
Egypt
October 10, 2016
Rotary launches breast cancer awarness month with Gezira Club event
October is upon us, and that means so is International Breast Cancer Awareness Month.According to research conducted by the American…
Mother seeks justice after sexual assault on austistic son
Egypt
October 5, 2016
Mother seeks justice after sexual assault on austistic son
The mother of an autistic boy has alleged that he was seriously sexually assaulted while at school in late September,…
World’s first child born to three parents
Egypt
October 4, 2016
World’s first child born to three parents
The first child with DNA from three parents was born in New York last spring. The birth was the result…
Love triumphs as two mentally disabled swimmers get engaged
Egypt
September 29, 2016
Love triumphs as two mentally disabled swimmers get engaged
Mahmoud al-Bary, 21, and Dina Tarek, 20, refused to accept that their love was impossible, as society viewed it. Theirs…
Gramophone: a second home for Maadi’s culture vultures
Egypt
September 28, 2016
Gramophone: a second home for Maadi’s culture vultures
Fresh out of the oven, a new cultural space in Maadi called Gramophone aims to bring more culture to the…
Cairo’s alternative cinema scene: five eye-popping venues
Cinema/TV
September 27, 2016
Cairo’s alternative cinema scene: five eye-popping venues
Cairo is a big city packed with things to do. Most residents could think of at least 10 activities to…
American hijabi woman to pose in historic Playboy spread
Cinema/TV
September 26, 2016
American hijabi woman to pose in historic Playboy spread
Next month’s issue of Playboy Magazine is set to feature a historic spread — indeed the first in its history…