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Neoliberal Cairo: Whose city?
Opinion
July 25, 2010
Neoliberal Cairo: Whose city?
Behind the growing nostalgia for a once orderly and beautiful Cairo lies an alarming metamorphosis that is scarcely brought up…
The changing face of Horreya
Life & Style
July 3, 2010
The changing face of Horreya
When Downtown Cairo coffeehouse Horreya closed its doors on 25 February for a religious holiday, it was no surprise for…
Shari’ Mohamed Ali: the surviving legend of a Cairene street
Archaeology
May 30, 2010
Shari’ Mohamed Ali: the surviving legend of a Cairene street
The traditional map of Khedival Cairo marks Mohamed Ali Street as its northeastern gate. Aside from a bit of restoration…
Downtown Cairo’s budget hotels: No want of character
Life & Style
May 18, 2010
Downtown Cairo’s budget hotels: No want of character
The Grand Hyatt has a revolving restaurant. The J.W. Marriott has a fake beach. The Tulip Hotel, on the other…
Downtown Cairo’s complex politics
Egypt
May 18, 2010
Downtown Cairo’s complex politics
While downtown Cairo has been the site of much of the political mobilization in Egypt over the past decade, little…
Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium’s vision for urban regeneration
Features/Interviews
May 17, 2010
Downtown reborn? The Ismaelia Consortium’s vision for urban regeneration
Al-Masry Al-Youm continues its conversation with Karim Shafei, Chief Executive Officer of Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investments, about the…
Cairo 2030: New vision, new city
Opinion
May 14, 2010
Cairo 2030: New vision, new city
Cairo has arguably grown to become one of the ugliest urban metropolises in the world. Construction gone unchecked in the…
“If I owned downtown Cairo…”
Egypt
May 12, 2010
“If I owned downtown Cairo…”
Downtown: it boasts some of Cairo’s best-kept architecture, alongside some of it most battered buildings; some of the classiest establishments,…
Serving the public interest in Cairo’s urban development
Opinion
May 12, 2010
Serving the public interest in Cairo’s urban development
Cairo faces many pressing urban challenges that are common to major cities in the developing world. As with many cities…
Cairo’s pedestrian heaven
Life & Style
May 12, 2010
Cairo’s pedestrian heaven
As our streets become more crowded, suffocating and aggressive, there is a need for calmer and friendlier hideaways. Armed with…