This article is part of a series we are running ahead of the Mada Marketplace event to feature the participating vendors. Before we began this interview, I had a startling…
This article is part of a series we are running ahead of the Mada Marketplace event to feature the participating vendors. If you had told me a year ago that…
This article is part of a series we are running ahead of the Mada Marketplace event to feature the participating vendors. Last year, Rigoletto, the beloved ice cream parlor next…
In three weeks, Mada Masr will transform downtown Cairo's GrEEK Campus into a stage set for artists, designers, entrepreneurs and creators with young brands to bid their ideas. From the outset,…
Squash is dominated internationally by young Egyptian players. With thousands on the waiting lists for expensive training academies, we ask why are so many attracted to this niche sport.
There is a surprising variety of lingerie in Cairo once you start looking. In downtown, the lingerie ranges from silky negligée pajamas to pleather dominatrix gear. The international lingerie store…
Egyptian cooks broke a new world record on Saturday with their four-ton fava bean platter, locally known as ful. Weighing 4,155…
If you’re a Zamalek dweller you’ve definitely stopped at this intriguing-looking store window on Michel Lutfallah Street by All Saint's Cathedral, or at least brushed it with the corner of your…
This April, Mada Masr will transform Downtown’s GrEEK Campus into a lifestyle and marketplace event featuring local designers, artists, food, live music, and entertainment. Exclusively curated by the Mada Masr…
Growing up in New York, bagels were a staple on the breakfast menu, and sometimes lunch as well — basically, however many times you could get away with filling the…
The driver, already grumpy because there were five of us joining him in the cab, wouldn’t take a left. He said the street was too small. This Ethiopian-Egyptian restaurant is…
This winter break, instead of wiling away the hours glued to one of many mobile devices, children have the chance to hone their athletic and artistic skills at one of…
Olivo, a fairly new pizza place at the bottom of the New President Hotel in Zamalek, was recommended to us by a friend who’s Italian and a great cook. She said…
I stand stiffened like the 1980s Barbie, watching others gracefully glide across the glinting black floors of Downtown Cairo’s Falaki Theater. “Don't dance,” says choreographer and artistic director Mohamed Shafik.…
A large part of Cairo’s history is engulfed in the alleyways of Sayeda Zeinab, the ancient neighborhood largely shaped by expansions in the Mamluk era. One of these alleyways is…
It's all about football here, and with Egypt's defeat to Senegal last week, taking us out of the running for the African…
Boredom can often be a great entry point for experimentation. A couple of months ago, some friends and I were in Sahel, oppressed by the gloomy overcast post-summer season. Rather…
Galal Zekri-Chatila is taking Sophia on a tour around Egypt. Their adventure covers a distance of 7,000 km over a period of four months. Their goal is to cover every…
My favorite hangout for a brief couple of weeks was a street, a simple street in a Cairo neighborhood. Kamal al-Tawil street is dimly lit and overlooks the Nile from…
Walking down a Cairo street with an adopted stray dog can elicit a range of reactions, from surprise to rebuke. Their skittish behavior and curled-up tails make them easily distinguishable from the more preferred…
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