Ramadan

Ramadan dessert novelties
Food

Ramadan dessert novelties

Last Ramadan, sweet-toothed iftar guests all over Cairo were scrambling for konafa with mango and eish saraya from Le Carnival,…
Ramadan recipes: Aubergine feta tart
Food

Ramadan recipes: Aubergine feta tart

Ever since the Life & Style editor dubbed herself "the recipe monster," no one on the Al-Masry Al-Youm staff is…
Lady luck: Fortunes gained, heads lost
Books

Lady luck: Fortunes gained, heads lost

Last week, as part of our Alf Leila We Leila Ramadan storytelling series, we brought you part one of the…
Ramadan Recipe: Molokheya
Food

Ramadan Recipe: Molokheya

Molokheya is not just a green soup--it’s a heritage and a delight. And over the years, the Egyptian favorite has…
Scobey says US to increase education aid to Egypt
Egypt

Scobey says US to increase education aid to Egypt

US Ambassador to Egypt, Margaret Scobey said she hopes negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis will continue until a peaceful…
Sohour at Amar el Sham: Sumptuously Syrian
Food

Sohour at Amar el Sham: Sumptuously Syrian

There’s something stirring inside the Gezira Club these days.  The last time that this venerable old club was involved in…
Ramadan Recipe: Okra with ground beef
Food

Ramadan Recipe: Okra with ground beef

Ramadan Recipe: Okra with Ground Beef
Satellite TV channels vie for Ramadan viewership
Egypt

Satellite TV channels vie for Ramadan viewership

After the first week of Ramadan, every television channel in Egypt declared it could boast the highest viewership; every scriptwriter…
Ramadan mercy tables: A disappearing tradition?
Life & Style

Ramadan mercy tables: A disappearing tradition?

Egypt's rahman , or 'mercy,' tables are more of a cultural phenomenon than a religious one. The tables, seen all…
Ramadan 2010: A Ramadan childhood
Books

Ramadan 2010: A Ramadan childhood

It is hot and crowded. I am clinging to my mother’s hand like she is going to fly away and…
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