On February 11, 2011, Hosni Mubarak stepped down as fourth President of Egypt, leaving the armed forces council in charge of the affairs of state.
Hundreds of miles away in a cafe in Brixton, London, I burst into tears. They'd done it! Mubarak (...)
ASWAN, Egypt: Situated the best part of 1000 km south of Cairo, just before the first cataract on the Nile, Aswan might as well be in a different country. Owing to its location on the river, it's always been an important market and trading center. (...)
ASWAN, Egypt: Situated the best part of 1000 km south of Cairo, just before the first cataract on the Nile, Aswan might as well be in a different country. Owing to its location on the river, it’s always been an important market and trading center. (...)
CAIRO: We have 108 minutes to take on the largest city in Africa, and we’re going for a mixture of local and touristy markets. So sharpen your elbows, take a final gulp of fresh air, and let’s be off!
Stage 1: Al-Muski to Khan al-Khalili. 30 (...)
Al-Azhar park is a load of rubbish. At least, it was. But in 1984, the Aga Khan Trust inaugurated a project to transform this five hundred year old pile of rubble and waste into Cairo’s most inspiring green space. And thirty million dollars, (...)
They say that on a clear day you can see the Pyramids from here. But there are few clear days in Cairo, and I no longer bother to look. I’m jammed into the front seat of an ancient black cab, which means there’s no fixed fare. I glance at the (...)