CAIRO: “Am I driving too fast?!" An interesting question coming from a woman who, in the course of thirty minutes, almost crashed into two cars and forced a pedestrian to employ some extreme matrix moves to avoid being run over.
Driving in Cairo is (...)
CAIRO: Alexandria is a city of culture, learning and especially imagination. It is where Euclid developed geometry, where Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth, and where Egypt's revolutionary flame was ignited last year with the (...)
The Pompey's Pillar. Taken by John McStravick
Fort Qaitbey. Taken by John McStravick
Alexandria is a city of culture, learning and especially imagination. It is where Euclid developed geometry, where Eratosthenes calculated the circumference (...)
CAIRO: Often in Egypt, low level sexual harassment is seen to be the norm. While not acceptable, it is accepted. It is laughed off, lightly dismissed and frequently not even mentioned at all. In all honestly, that is not so surprising. Occurring (...)
CAIRO: An event named “Kids Read” will take place on Thursday at Cairo's Al-Azhar park. Through storytelling, games and workshops, the event hopes to foster enthusiasm for reading among children in Cairo.
“This event is a fantastic way to show (...)
The Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) is hosting a conference entitled “Women and the Sustainable Built Environment: Qatar Prospects.” The event features female architects and engineers and hopes to discuss problems and solutions regarding the (...)
CAIRO: On Monday, UNICEF launched its annual assessment of the well-being of children worldwide, focusing this year's report on “Children in an Urban World.” It argues that urban areas are inadequately meeting the basic needs of city and town (...)
CAIRO: Improving sporting opportunities in Egypt for the mentally disabled is an important way to achieve greater inclusion and wider acceptance of mentally disabled individuals. Sport clubs and festivals have increased participation and raised (...)
CAIRO: Dozens of policy-makers, practitioners and students sit captivated by Madiha Hassan Farid as she speaks about developing resources for Physical Education in Egypt. Farid's speech takes place at a youth sports development conference in Cairo (...)
CAIRO: A three-day conference took place in Cairo this week to discuss the successes and challenges surrounding young people and sport in Egypt. The conference was run by the British Council alongside the Ministry of Education, the National Sports (...)