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Articles of the author Amira El Naqeeb
Abstract
Last month the Falaki Theatre in downtown Cairo hosted the Contemporary Dance Night (CDN) 2013. The event is the brainchild of dancer and choreographer Ezzat Ismail, who shared with the audience the fact that it was an uphill struggle for this event (...)

23 - 10 - 2013
Respite in the desert
Bahareya Oasis has always been a stopover for travellers heading to the Black or the White Desert. Situated in a depression about 100km by 40km and completely surrounded by high black escarpments, it has been known since ancient times as the (...)

06 - 03 - 2013
New Valley hues
We landed at Kharga Airport after a 75-minute flight from Cairo and hopped on a bus for two hours until we reached Dakhla Oasis. The primary aim of the trip was to attend a forum about sustainable tourism in Al-Wadi Al-Gadid (New Valley), but we (...)

29 - 01 - 2013
Tourism numbers down
As 2012 draws to a close, Egypt's tourism industry continues to suffer from the overall political instability and lack of security, with Magdi Selim, head of internal tourism at the Egyptian Tourist Authority (ETA), saying that he had never felt (...)

25 - 12 - 2012
Planning a warm Christmas
One of my favourite childhood stories was Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp. Who wouldn't want their wishes to come true with a simple rub of a lantern? This is how I always felt when I went to South Sinai. It meets all the criteria: sunshine all year (...)

12 - 12 - 2012
Final carom shot
For the ninth consecutive year, avid carom players from around the world came to watch the 10th Billiard World Cup held in Hurghada from 2-8 December. The tournament was organised by Akhbar Al-Youm institution, which holds the organising rights (...)

11 - 12 - 2012
Squash repeat
The El-Gouna championship remains in Egyptian hands, reports Amira El-Naqeeb "Very unsatisfying to say the least. Terribly disappointing. Hugely frustrating." This is how world number one James Willstrop expressed himself after losing to Egypt's (...)

19 - 04 - 2012
Jazz with no boundaries
Eduardo Niebla has been celebrating the gipsy spirit, and Amira El-Naqeeb was watching Jazz lovers all over Egypt were thrilled when the Cairo Jazz Festival went ahead this year at its regular time of 15 to 17 March�ê�,�ê� and in its usual venue. (...)

22 - 03 - 2012
Room without a view
Though the billiards World Cup was held in a famed Red Sea touristic city, a closed playing area denied players and spectators alike a majestic sight. Amira El-Naqeeb reports from Hurghada For the eighth consecutive year Hurghada hosted the 9th (...)

22 - 12 - 2011
Learning in luxury
The latest techniques in developing tennis are presented by Amira El-Naqeeb in an otherworldly haven In the lap of the beautiful idyllic resort of Port Ghalib, the jewel in the crown of the Red Sea city Marsa Allam, and in the vicinity of the (...)

01 - 12 - 2011
Into the tunnel
Amira El-Naqeeb steps into an intricate world of faces and places "That was my son, you know?" said the man standing next me, pointing at a pencil sketch of a young man. Over the top of the picture are the words: "Martyr of the Revolution: Shehab (...)

14 - 07 - 2011
Street and sophisticated
Amira El-Naqeeb talks to the versatile jazz singer Michelle Rounds It is her exuberant presence: confident, funny, and comfortable. This is no Myers Brigs personality test; it's just that Michelle Rounds's personality is reflected in her (...)

12 - 05 - 2011
A succulent dish of music fusion
Amira El-Naqeeb had a taste When I was invited to attend Aga-shio's concert from Japan, I wasn't sure what to expect. After all it was "unprecedented music crossover" or that is what the flyer denoted. Going to this concert for me was like getting (...)

08 - 07 - 2010
A mode of old rubbish
Amira El-Naqeeb enters the labyrinth of fashion and art in search of a common identity Location: the vicinity of Fustat, Old Cairo. The air drips with the spicy aroma of traditional crafts and their materials infused with a whiff of history. It is a (...)

17 - 06 - 2010
Putting something back
Despite some laudable examples of large companies supporting sustainable development projects in the Sinai, isn't what is really needed a larger public plan, asks Amira El-Naqeeb The term "sustainability" has long carried a lot of baggage with it, (...)

17 - 06 - 2010
'One world, one breath'
Amira El-Naqeeb breathes with the world on World Tai Chi and Qigong Day Settled into the beautiful green spot beside the lake in Al-Azhar Park in Cairo, a group of people of all ages and from different walks of life have gathered to take part in (...)

29 - 04 - 2010
Dancing to the same drum
In Katrina Verbalovich's New Dawn exhibition Amira El-Naqeeb was following the beat There is a quality to the paintings in Katrina Verbalovich's latest exhibition in Cairo, New Dawn, and that is you don't quietly ingest the images at first glance. (...)

22 - 10 - 2009
Whiff of an ever present past
Amira El-Naqeeb on tradition, music, and dance in Bosnia and Herzegovina When a friend suggested that we go to see a Bosnian folklore performance by Veselin Maslesa at the Cairo Opera House, I had no idea what to expect. Bosnia and Herzegovina were (...)

15 - 10 - 2009
The sight of music
On coming back from a tour of the US art scene, Amira El-Naqeeb put together a collage of her own "We are the to-do people," said Gary Weaver, the founder of the Intercultural Management Institute, speaking to participants in the International (...)

03 - 09 - 2009
Curation: from intuition to innovation
Amira El-Naqeeb travelled to the US to explore the concept of art curation -- one that is still unfamiliar in Egypt Having been lucky enough to gain an award from the US-based Institute of Visual Arts and Journalism recently, I was able to visit (...)

06 - 08 - 2009
The Sinai stones
Amira El-Naqeeb walks through Saint Catherine with reverence I've met many mountains and many deserts, yet the South Sinai Mountains -- especially at Saint Catherine -- have a unique power of channelling spirituality. The hike was a tailor-made trek (...)

11 - 06 - 2009
Blood vs pride
Amira El-Naqeeb witnesses the birth of a new sport in Egypt "Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), for me, is the complete sport," Fernando Cotton, a professional, international MMA fighter told Al-Ahram Weekly in the wake of the first MMA event to take place (...)

21 - 05 - 2009
Switching roles
Should husbands give up their roles as primary breadwinners in favour of their wives, wonders Amira El-Naqeeb Going to the gym early in the afternoon in the middle of the week one would expect to meet non-working women, whom most fitness schedules (...)

23 - 04 - 2009
All shades of blue
If you think the blues are on the shelf, Amira El-Naqeeb urges you to think again When Brandon Santini, vocalist and harmonica player with the Delta Highway blues band, told me: "We are the high octane of the blues music," I couldn't help but say, (...)

09 - 04 - 2009
Fishing for Lake Mariout's last hope?
he environmental degradation of Lake Mariout near Alexandria is continuing, apparently in direct contravention of the law, Amira El-Naqeeb investigates Despite a 2003 court order ordering the Alexandria governorate to halt land filling or 2waste (...)

19 - 02 - 2009
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