Restaurant review:
Stop here before you drop
A rejuvenating café in CityStars will cheer up even the grumpiest of shoppers, writes Hannah Mintz
I understand that some people crave bright lights, endless escalators, and slippery marble floors. For (...)
With one of Egypt's oldest universities set to leave its location in the heart of the city next fall, Hannah Mintz examines Cairo's education exodus
Starting next year, AUC students are going to miss interacting with people from all walks of life on (...)
Restaurant review:
Open your mind but plug your ears
Leave your cynicism and jadedness at the door, writes Hannah Mintz, and enjoy the Oriental show at the Ramses Hilton
Tackiness has a boiling point. There is level on the cheese-o-meter above which (...)
Restaurant review:
One cup's enough
As the weather heats up, Hannah Mintz tries to cool down and perk up in one of Cairo's cafés
After a long, hot stroll through crowded markets last weekend, my friend and I felt a thirst like we had been wandering (...)
On the fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, Al-Ahram Weekly reviews two books on the imperial hubris shaping life within Baghdad's green zone and the three trillion dollar cost of the war, together with a third that appeared immediately after (...)
Restaurant review:
Bangkok for your buck
Hannah Mintz quests for a perfect girls-night-out restaurant
Finding such a place in Cairo is no easy task. Too noisy, and your gossiping requires screaming across the table. Too posh, and you spend the whole (...)
US documentary filmmaker Errol Morris discusses Standard Operating Procedure, his award-winning film about torture at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, with Hannah Mintz
After being awarded the Silver Bear trophy at last month's Berlin International (...)
Now that John McCain has all but secured the Republican nomination, Hannah Mintz looks at the candidate's record on foreign policy
Following Super Tuesday, Arizona Senator John McCain essentially became the Republican nominee for president, though (...)
Foreign wars are taking a backseat in the jockeying for power, writes Hannah Mintz
Worsening economic news has pushed concerns about jobs, recession, and mortgage foreclosures to the top of the political agenda in the United States, and politicians (...)
Hannah Mintz reviews last week's dramatic Democratic primary and looks ahead to the upcoming contests
They are certainly the most famous tears -- or rather non-tears -- of this 2008 election cycle. Many believe Hillary Clinton's emotional response (...)