Ramadan

Iftar of mercy: Traditional Ma’edat al-Rahman help the poor break their fast
Life & Style

Iftar of mercy: Traditional Ma’edat al-Rahman help the poor break their fast

She sat in front of me, focusing on her plate silently for more than half an hour, and then suddenly…
Breaking the fast together
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Breaking the fast together

Some 300 orphans participated in an iftar hosted by the Rotaract Club recently, an annual event marking the Ramadan tradition…
What’s in an image: Women of the small screen
Cinema/TV

What’s in an image: Women of the small screen

  A family’s strongman in an Upper Egyptian village sits confidently home as he receives congratulations for his marriage to…
Ramadan dramas in post-revolution Egypt
Opinion

Ramadan dramas in post-revolution Egypt

 This Ramadan, several TV series discuss the 18 months that followed the 25 January revolution, which has stumbled out of…
What’s in an image: Class drama in Ramadan
Art news

What’s in an image: Class drama in Ramadan

For decades, the highpoint of Ramadan’s drama had been a serial about an idealistic middle class character who strives to…
The sounds of ‘Sunset Oasis’
Books

The sounds of ‘Sunset Oasis’

“I don’t mean to say that I am more intelligent than he, or that I see things he is incapable…
TV and the people: Ramadan channel trades soaps for politics
Egypt

TV and the people: Ramadan channel trades soaps for politics

Cairo’s street and bridges were strewn with billboards bearing the phrase “Al-Qahira wal Nas” — “Cairo and the People” —…
Dates with political flavor
Food

Dates with political flavor

It seems nothing can escape politics nowadays, even Ramadan nuts. During my pre-Ramadan shopping this year, I noticed that traders…
Stores dress up for Ramadan
Life & Style

Stores dress up for Ramadan

"When people are fasting, they feel like they want to eat the whole world,” says Ayman al-Gameel, who owns a…
The gift of giving
Life & Style

The gift of giving

  Charity is a cornerstone of Islam. Along with spiritual kindness and compassion toward humanity, charity is a way of…
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