downtown
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project
Egypt
May 12, 2010
Imagining Downtown differently: The Ismaelia consortium’s urban regeneration project
After hearing rumors about “the company that is buying out Downtown Cairo” and questions about the fate of the area,…
Domesticated desires: Downtown Cairo’s lingerie shops
Fashion
May 11, 2010
Domesticated desires: Downtown Cairo’s lingerie shops
All types of women can be seen strolling along Downtown Cairo’s bustling streets: young girls in colorful veils and matching…
Bab el-Luq: Downtown market in decay
Archaeology
May 9, 2010
Bab el-Luq: Downtown market in decay
One needs to pay close attention to notice the presence of the nearby Bab el-Luq market while standing in Cairo's…
Down the town: A tale of the heart
Opinion
May 9, 2010
Down the town: A tale of the heart
I was recently sipping a cup of tea in Café Riche, Downtown Cairo’s 100-year-old café. I sat next to one…
All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses
Life & Style
May 9, 2010
All happens here first: Downtown Cairo’s coffeehouses
In a country where freedom of expression is more of a myth than a birthright, the simplest social gathering can…
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
Egypt
May 8, 2010
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
Al-Masry Al-Youm speaks to Soheir Hawas, the head of the Studies Administration at the National Organization for Urban Harmony, about…