A group of activists on Facebook launched a campaign aiming to plant a million trees to afforest the Egyptian streets.
The new campaign urges people to plant a tree outside each house and to take care of the ones that are already there.
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Alliance Française is organizing an international photography competition titled, “Planet Women” (Planetes Femmes). Winners will receive a weeklong stay in Paris and their photographs will be exhibited in a Parisian gallery.
The contest to (...)
Long lines, harried shop employees and energetic customers are all part of the Ramadan experience as Egyptian families race to purchase all the staple foods and drinks needed for the holy month.
“Ramadan is not a month for eating and drinking, (...)
Many Muslim women choose to wear the hijab – the traditional Muslim head scarf for women – only during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as a symbol of respect and to connect with God while fasting.
The opinions about the hijab vary wildly among (...)
Ramadan dates this year will take on revolutionary names – like Martyr's Dates, Tahrir's Dates and Gadhafi's Dates – in honor of the January 25 Revolution and the Arab Spring.
The best dates will be named Martyr's Dates – in honor of those who (...)
CAIRO: The newspaper vendor is no longer the ultimate hero in Tahrir Square, but instead it is the Revolution's News Tree. The tree exists in the middle of the square's garden and it holds all the January 25 Revolution news.
Egyptian people now (...)