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Left Bank opens today with a new concept for food

Left Bank opens today with a new concept for food

Sequoia restaurant in Zamalek has decided to put the area between the entrance and the restaurant to good use and…
Streets of Cairo: Bahr al-Azam

Streets of Cairo: Bahr al-Azam

Now that a wall and barbed wire have been placed at the end of Qasr al-Aini street, traffic chaos in…
Winter mosquitoes fight the cold

Winter mosquitoes fight the cold

Contrary to popular belief, mosquito season isn't just summertime — you'll have to deal with them in winter, too. "Mosquitoes…
Q&A with Sherine Hamdy: Organ transplants, Islam and the struggle for human dignity in Egypt

Q&A with Sherine Hamdy: Organ transplants, Islam and the struggle for human dignity in Egypt

Many accounts of Egypt’s black market organ trade have surfaced over the years when youths with shoddy scars would describe…
Amici tries out Friday brunch

Amici tries out Friday brunch

Free Friday afternoon? Had a rough Thursday night? For a little change of pace, head to Amici for its 1–4…
SuperMama: An unprecedented online start-up for Arab mothers

SuperMama: An unprecedented online start-up for Arab mothers

For a first-time mother, it is usually her own mother who becomes the primary source of motherhood advice. Other female…
‘Bram’ restaurant full of disappointment

‘Bram’ restaurant full of disappointment

On the quiet road of Mar’ashly in Zamalek, a new restaurant for Egyptian food opens its doors for those looking…
Azza Fahmy jewelry in the British Museum

Azza Fahmy jewelry in the British Museum

Designer Azza Fahmy will soon be exhibiting a nine-piece jewelry collection at the British Museum in London that makes use…
Rise in cesarean births could be putting mothers and babies at risk

Rise in cesarean births could be putting mothers and babies at risk

Although the exact rate cannot be confirmed, the number of cesarean section deliveries (also known as "c-sections") in Egypt has…
The veil, the chair and the virtue police

The veil, the chair and the virtue police

The role of religion in defining the relationship between citizens and the state has for some time been mainly limited…
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