Nadine Ibrahim
The not-so-rarefied earth: The desert has much more to offer than sand
Life & Style
December 10, 2012
The not-so-rarefied earth: The desert has much more to offer than sand
It’s impossible not to notice the great expanse of desert that seems to fold out indefinitely around Siwa. Rolling hills…
Dates and olives: Take a break from the city and indulge in Siwa’s abundant landscape
Life & Style
November 28, 2012
Dates and olives: Take a break from the city and indulge in Siwa’s abundant landscape
Due west from Cairo, the road leaves behind the urban gray for a world of endless beige, vast expanses of…
New Giza power plant threatens Abu Ghaleb farming village
Environment
November 21, 2012
New Giza power plant threatens Abu Ghaleb farming village
The dirt road leading into Abu Ghaleb is lined with green oranges, prickly pear blooms, mango trees, vineyards and date…
Hookah at home: You can get food, drink and medicine delivered — so why not shisha?
Food
October 23, 2012
Hookah at home: You can get food, drink and medicine delivered — so why not shisha?
There is no lack of shisha places in Cairo. Restaurants and cafes market themselves with strange designs and lucrative new…
In conservative climate, some fear greater tolerance of female circumcision
Health & Fitness
October 16, 2012
In conservative climate, some fear greater tolerance of female circumcision
The day a girl is circumcised is often remembered as her “black day,” according to the National Council for Childhood…
Lack of services and sanitation a toxic mix on Gezirat al-Warraq
Environment
October 14, 2012
Lack of services and sanitation a toxic mix on Gezirat al-Warraq
Standing on the peak of one of Gezirat al-Warraq’s trash mountains, one can see beautiful Nile vignettes, the shores of…
No more birds and bees: A lack of information in schools could harm the public’s sexual health
Life & Style
October 14, 2012
No more birds and bees: A lack of information in schools could harm the public’s sexual health
Two years after the Education Ministry removed the entire sexual and reproductive health chapters from the national curriculum, studies show…
The flavor of politics; At Somaya’s, conversation is the main course
Food
July 7, 2012
The flavor of politics; At Somaya’s, conversation is the main course
Near Tahrir Square, in the alley between Youssef al-Guindy Street and Mohamed Sidy Street, behind pine-green shuttered doors, lies Fasahat…
Bad blood: A look at the controversial healing technique of blood-letting
Health & Fitness
July 4, 2012
Bad blood: A look at the controversial healing technique of blood-letting
A small suction cup is placed on the skin and a vacuum is created, drawing the blood close to the…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a community doctor
Life & Style
May 29, 2012
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a community doctor
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…