Mada Masr is happy to announce the return of our annual Mada Market! On May 7, we will head to Zamalek’s Fish Garden to host the bigger and more expansive…
Quick getaways keep me sane and able to deal with the crazy city I live in.
After Netflix offered tantalizing hints that it planned to launch in the Middle East, the US-based internet TV provider made its debut in Egypt (and most of the rest of…
Animals proved to be veritable news-makers in Egypt in 2015: From monkey antics on the streets of Nasr City to aggressive airport cats, and from calls to give up meat…
Egypt’s top squash stars have reacted with disappointment to news that the 2015 WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship, which was due to take place in Cairo this week, has been…
Gymnast and martial artist Gaber al-Kahlawy says he’s preparing to break the world record for the most cartwheels performed in one minute…
Mohamed al-Shorbagy, an Egyptian squash champion, posted a picture with Raneem al-Welily after she made history by becoming Egypt’s first-ever female world number one in squash last September. “How many…
The clothes market in Bulaq doesn’t end. Just as the racks of clothing seem to be tapering off into residential streets, there’s an alleyway to your left, which branches off…
From Berlin to Medellín, Toronto to Dakar, urban gardening is growing in popularity. City dwellers around the world are cultivating their own food in small gardens, on rooftops, in abandoned…
“If you get them the same thing from France for 20 euros and put a price tag of LE1,000 on it here, they will buy it.”
Saturday saw me and many others return to the Date Palm Festival, which gathers Cairo’s foodies and environmentalists in a family-friendly, festive atmosphere once a year. It was the festival’s…
When we heard a tapas bar had opened in Garden City, we were excited.
This week's theme is dreams. Day 7: Powercut, by Jonathan Vink. Day 6: Nightmare, by Mohamed Ali. Day 5: Dream on, by Hoda El Tahawy. Day 4:…
1. Eid money No relatives are giving you money this year to spend on your childish desires. This used to happen when you were younger as a compliment to your…
Eid is a time for big family get togethers. There are always hilarities among the familiar tropes and traditions. When Mada Masr staff shared their experiences, many were familiar, amid…
Countless recipes abound these days, so we chose three we found to be unique and rooted in family memories.
This week's theme is shadows. Day 7: Doublers, by Eslam Abd El Salam. Day 6: Desert, by Etienne Cavaciuti. Day 5: Shades of shadows, by Mohamed Ali. Day 4: Tea cup in…
This week's theme is food. -------- Day 7: Dinner is served, by Guglielmo de'Micheli. Day 6: The 'batata man', by Dahlia Elorabi. Day 5: Then it was all yellow,…
This week's theme is portraits. Day 7: Livio De Marchi, by Guglielmo de'Micheli. Day 6: CIMC Raffles Shipyard, China, by Mohamed Ali. Day 5: The Badlands, South Dakota, by Hala Gabriel. …
This week's theme is portraits. Day 7: Portrait of Alice, by Aalam Wassef. Day 6: En route, by Eslam Abd El Salam. Day 5: Familiar, by Doaa…
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