Life & Style

When 31-year-old Aisha al-Shabrawy first wore the niqab, it was like someone had turned off the spotlight on her. Her…

In a hurry to get to Luxor or Aswan from Cairo? Flying is the fastest option. If saving money is…

A hungry young boy runs up to the kiosk in the early afternoon and holds out a pound for the…

As the season of sun, flowers and colored eggs begins, Malak el-Ezzawy launches her new Spring/Summer collection — 50 dresses…

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…

Twinkling brightly on the bustling 26th of July thoroughfare in Zamalek is a new restaurant called Zooba. Zooba is a…

The ongoing petrol crisis in Egypt left its impact this Easter/Sham al-Nessim holiday on Sinai- and South-bound holiday travelers, who…

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…

For eight years Dana Moustafa* lived with her husband and children in her parent’s basement. Her husband’s job was inconsistent…

After a protracted peaceful period of time, Lebanon has recently become a tourist magnet, recommended by the New York Times…