“Ramadan means taraweeh prayers (evening prayers). It means a family gathering for a meal. It means the maghreb call for prayers on television. It means the sound of a cannon [a signal for Muslims to break their fast]. It means children playing (...)
Dozens of housewives were exiting the nearby Metro station and rushing through the district's streets to the Ahlan Ramadan (Welcome Ramadan) Fair this week in the Monib area of Giza, a heavily populated lower-middle income neighbourhood, reports Mai (...)
As prices rose after the floatation of the Egyptian pound back in 2016, people saw prices on many imported and some local products reach double their regular prices.
For this reason, many people resorted to different ways to save money in their (...)
Hania Seif is an American University in Cairo (AUC) graduate with a major in mass communication, and her twin sister Sara is an AUC graduate in marketing and communication. Together, they have decided to make use of what they know to help people (...)
A presidential decree issued last week stipulates that the Ministry of Social Solidarity's Fund for Drug Control and Treatment of Addiction (FDCTA), will start to screen government employees for drug addiction.
If a government employee is found (...)
“I learnt that a hero is a person who helps other people... a person who helps people live better lives… a person who helps them be happy… a person who helps them discover their skills… a person who helps them overcome problems… a person who helps (...)
People with special needs or the differently abled now no longer have to sit and watch other people dance without joining in. They can experience the joy of dancing after one choreographer and performer, Shaimaa Shoukri, decided to make it possible (...)
A presidential decree issued last week stipulates that the Ministry of Social Solidarity's Fund for Drug Control and Treatment of Addiction (FDCTA), will start to screen government employees for drug addiction.
If a government employee is found (...)
Happiness is not determined by destiny, and it can also be acquired. This is what professor of educational psychology Rabab Al-Sheshtawi told participants at a recent lecture at the Al-Sawy Culture Wheel in Cairo, giving her top 10 tips for (...)
The winter sales started two weeks ago and shops that had few, if any, customers, are now seeing increased footfall. Outlets selling imported clothing have in some cases cut prices by 50 per cent, while those selling locally made garments have (...)
Children tend not to complain or speak their minds like adults. Instead, they express themselves through playing. This means that parents can both understand and teach their children through playing with them, but they have first to communicate with (...)
In the past, many people might judge a sitt al-bayt al-shatra (Egyptian Arabic for a “good housewife”) by how well she could cook, clean the house and have well-behaved children. However, nowadays this has changed with the changing social and (...)
In the past, many people might judge a sitt al-bayt al-shatra (Egyptian Arabic for a “good housewife”) by how well she could cook, clean the house and have well-behaved children. However, nowadays this has changed with the changing social and (...)
Caroline, an American tourist, took the Ring Road to get to the Pyramids and thought the red brick buildings on both sides of the road were under construction. Her guide did not tell her they were passing through slum areas, informal developments (...)
“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another” Chris Maser, Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest
In a city like Cairo that is one of the most (...)
Many people watch sports competitions on TV and wish they were as fit as the players they see. The good news is that this could now be possible for more people, as a result of a current trend among non-professional would-be athletes to take up (...)
Egyptians can now evaluate the quality of the civil services provided to them by the government. The website Rate Your Services, www.rateyourservices.gov.eg, was recently launched by the Ministry of Planning to try to improve standards.
Minister of (...)
“When you first find out that you are a liver patient and that you may have liver fibrosis that could lead to cancer, you feel scared. I wanted to be armed with courage by knowing all I could about this disease and how it changes the lives of people (...)
Pre-term babies are babies that are born before their due date, and in some cases some of their organs are under-developed so they need special care in order to be able to grow. After birth they are often put in incubators, or special machines which (...)
A group of schoolchildren in 10 Ramadan city decided to take matters into their own hands recently in terms of changing people's attitudes and spreading values like tolerance, cleanliness, order and charity.
Mobaderoun (the initiators) is the name (...)
The streets of Cairo have always been occupied by street food carts like for hummus (chick peas) and termmis (lupin beans), charbroiled corn, or even sweet potatoes and fuul (fava beans), one of the most essential. These food carts have always been (...)
“When I write my diary in a post I get fast feedback, which to me has almost the same effect as going to a psychologist who listens to you, unlike writing on a piece of paper that does not listen to you. For me, it is very important to share your (...)
“Everyone has a favourite colour that may change their mood or reflect special characteristics of their personality. Different frequencies of light stimulate the pituitary and pineal glands to secrete different hormones, indicating the physiological (...)
To exchange international expertise on how to save water, Egypt's Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, along with national, regional and international partners, held the first Cairo Water Week (CWW) from 14 to 18 October.
In a meeting with (...)
Citizens can now send complaints about rubbish to two WhatsApp numbers, a hotline and a website. The complaints will then be forwarded to all concerned parties and, hopefully, the rubbish will be removed.
Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli announced (...)
