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Articles of the author Lamia Hassan
Exploring Cairo: Eight great parks for an autumn picnic
With the autumn weather here and temperatures finally dropping, it's a great time to go out during the day and catch some sunlight. But the question is, where to go to in Cairo if you want to enjoy the sun and greenery? While people have always (...)

07 - 11 - 2016
Exploring Cairo: Three religions side-by-side in the old city of Fustat
If you are driving to Salah Salem or Downtown Cairo from Maadi, you have definitely come across or passed through the steel bridge that you can take from the square at the end of the Maadi corniche. To many people, it's just an area that connects (...)

03 - 10 - 2016
Exploring Cairo: An enchanted walk through the historic El-Khalifa neighbourhood
When crossing Salah Salem Road at any time of the day, you cannot miss the iconic Citadel of Salah El-Din dominating the eastern edge of the city. One might think this is the best this side of the city has to offer, but there's a world behind the (...)

20 - 09 - 2016
Exploring Egypt: Marsa Matrouh's postcard-perfect beaches
It's midday. Families are flocking to the beach, and kites of different colours are frolicking in the breeze above the waves. As you walk from the parking lot towards the beach, you will find an array of different kinds of items to buy from the (...)

06 - 09 - 2016
Three years on, Egyptians divided on Hosni Mubarak retrial
With the former autocrat set to address the court at his retrial for killing protesters during the January 25 uprising, Ahram Online looks at how his reputation has evolved since his deposition While ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, (...)

13 - 08 - 2014
How Eid changed over time
With Ramadan winding to a close and with the songs 'Wala Lessa Badry Ya Ramadan' (It's Still Early, Ramadan) 'Ya Leilet El-Eid', and Safaa Aboul Seoud's famous 'Ahlan Bel Eid' (Welcome Eid) are playing on the streets, television and in markets, (...)

28 - 07 - 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Train For Aim holds first national triathlon in Gouna
Train For Aim (TFA) – a company which offers training programmes for races and sporting events – held its first national triathlon in the Red Sea resort town of Gouna last week. The race, which took place at the town's marina on Friday and Saturday, (...)

23 - 06 - 2014
The road less travelled: Alternative tourism in Egypt
When the General Authority for Museums announced earlier this month that the iconic Abdeen Palace would be finally open for visits, interest was high at first, with over 1,000 people saying online that they would go. After all, the palace has never (...)

22 - 06 - 2014
Egyptian cabinet decision to greenlight coal stokes controversy
A government announcement on Wednesday that Egypt would import coal in an attempt to meet its power needs has not dampened the opposition to the plans; on Friday, the hashtag “Stop Coal” was the top trending phrase on Twitter in Egypt. After months (...)

04 - 04 - 2014
New fitness initiatives aim to get Egyptians exercising
In December 2012, when a group called the Cairo Runners posted a note on Facebook advertising their first public run in Cairo, the idea of calling on people to pound the streets of the city at 7am on a Friday morning seemed crazy. While the first (...)

31 - 03 - 2014
Cairo's Azhar Tunnel soon to be 'catastrophe': Maintenance official
The Azhar Tunnel in central Cairo, neglected and compounded in administrative difficulties, will soon be the site of a disaster, say officials and experts, unless immediate action is taken Egypt's transportation minister Ibrahim El-Demery said that (...)

18 - 03 - 2014
Road to Rio: Egypt counts down to Street Child World Cup
For Mohamed El-Masry, who's 14 turning 15 soon, football is a dream. But his second dream, he says: getting a good education is his first dream. When El-Masry was still living at home, he was passionate about football. But his father discouraged (...)

15 - 02 - 2014
Interviews at polling stations: The meaning of a "yes" vote
Millions of Egyptians voted in favor of the constitutional referendum, but what they are actually voting in favor of could be very different from the constitution and its articles. Dozens of men queued outside their polling station in Dokki before (...)

15 - 01 - 2014
In spite of violence, Coptic Christians optimistic about Christmas celebrations
As Egyptian Copts prepare to celebrate first Christmas after the ousting president Mohamed Morsi, Ahram Online looks at how Egypt's largest minority plans to celebrate the feast Fish is served. The family gathers at their older sister's house and (...)

06 - 01 - 2014
Stagnation and decay at Egypt's forgotten cultural palaces
A huge sign in the middle of Masr-Wal-Sudan Street in north-eastern Cairo points visitors to a nearby cultural palace. The sign lists all the different activities offered at the venue – theatre activities, films, women's clubs, a public library, and (...)

04 - 01 - 2014
Egypt's battle around coal
For Moataz Mahmoud, owner of cement factories in Qena and Aswan, this past summer presented a huge challenge for his business. As the nation was experiencing a fuel crisis, cement factories — as one of the heavy energy consuming industries — (...)

19 - 12 - 2013
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