Mona Abouissa discusses the newest trend among the newly weds: the wedding list
A new, practical touch has recently been added to traditional Egyptian generosity with gifts. Couples on the threshold of marriage are increasingly compiling their own (...)
Mona Abouissa listens in as Ramadan fills the radio waves once again
The streets are decorated with traditionally flamboyant lamps, or fawanees. As the long-anticipated sunset begins, the smells of Iftar fill the city, tables are made ready to sate (...)
Restaurant review:
A 'Rainforest' found
In the summer heat, Mona Abouissa searches for the opposite
In the dusty shade of Cairo's concrete jungle the heat rarely drops below 35 C and cubic metres of greenness only belong to the private parks. (...)
