CAIRO: Paper, food, cotton balls, and glass bottles fill the allies of Garbage City (known as the Zabaleen community). Waves of flies cover the waste.
The stench is overpowering and, in the summer heat, difficult to endure.
Streets are (...)
As the sun rose over Alexandria, attendees of the DJ Tiesto concert continued to feel the charge from the party. Although Tareq, 21, had been dancing all night, he was ready for another concert.
"You can't have a concert like Tiesto without (...)
CAIRO: Four groups of girls were run into stores by hundreds of young men after Sunday's football match. The celebration in Mohendiseen turned sour as fights broke out between store keepers and the crowd.
Ahmed Hendi was picking up a friend in (...)
CAIRO: In a recent interview with Al-Masry Al Youm Dr. Osama Al-Saadawi claimed there have been discrepancies in deciphering and translating the Pharaonic languages. As a result, the image of Ancient Egyptians has been skewed.
"The French icon (...)
Women stand outside the door of La Femme purchasing tickets to what they feel is their private oasis. As they enter, hijabs are tugged off, abayah's (long robes) are removed, and a parade of colorful swimsuits fills this no-man's land.
La Femme (...)
CAIRO: When Nada went off to college, she was young, hopeful and innocent. She met Omar in her second year, and believed it was love at first sight. He professed his undying affection for her, and made her feel wanted. It seemed natural to her that (...)
CAIRO: Twenty-five-year-old Reem is mustering all her courage to make a move she had been contemplating for months. Years ago, Reem had taken on the hijab (Islamic headscarf) but now she was about to remove it once and for all.
Like many girls (...)
Ahmed and his friends had almost finished the bottle of tequila, and were out for a cruise. He drove the 2004 Ford Taurus down windy roads at 130 km per hour. When he hit the hill the car went airborne for three seconds. They landed, and flipped (...)