You may want to put down that baked treat you’re having right now with your cup of coffee/tea before you carry on reading this article. The Glycemic Index (GI) of Whole Grain Bread (72) Is Higher Than That of Table Sugar (59.5)! A Snickers Bar Is Far Better (41)! For almost half a century, we […]
IZUMI Sushi bar is the newest addition to the range of dining choices at Dusit Thani LakeView Cairo Hotel, located in the 5th settlement of New Cairo. It’s relatively a short walk from the entrance, through the spacious lobby, towards the elevators that will take you up one floor where IZUMI Sushi bar is, at […]
When criminals walk free by law, revenge becomes the right thing to do! Nothing hurts a man more than not being able to defend his woman’s honor. Walid felt much less of a man in the eyes of his loved ones. And when the justice system failed him, revenge was not only justified, but it […]
I was checking my Yahoo! mail today when I recognized a cute little heart next to the ‘Compose’ button, which was never there before! As I hovered the mouse over it, the heart came to life and started beating and an ‘Autocompose a Valentine’ message appeared. So I clicked and a new blank email window […]
Yadaweya.com, Where Egyptian Handicrafts Portray and Recount Our Ancestors’ Stories… Whether you are a devoted Cairene or an outsider who just wants to rediscover Egypt, then you should check out Yadaweya website, the new Egyptian heritage hub. Yadaweya is an online, storytelling, sightseeing marketplace for Egyptian handicrafts. It’s a platform for sharing stories of our […]
Hi, I’m Marwa. I live in a very red room in Cairo, Egypt. I’m a proud Muslim woman who loves writing and reading. I have a big, neurotic, argumentative yet compassionate family, whom I’m madly in love with, and I’m happy to share some life stories that positively shaped my life, character and psyche. I’ve been quietly […]
You can almost smell the soothing scent of freshly baked bread wafting out of this painting. Amid the quiet life and wooden houses of the small village of Aboramad in the far south of Egypt, sits this man to make their traditional bread qabowry. First he lights a fire using the firewood of Acacia trees […]
Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years? This is supposed to be a thought provoking question. Which made me think “In happiness!” Whatever I’m doing, 5 or 10 years from now, must make me happy. I’m done being a victim, living in drama whether real or imagined, doing things that I don’t […]
It was once prestigious, valued, and hoarded up; now it’s merely a bothersome, jingly, worthless, circulating piece of metal that you can’t wait to get rid of! Read the sad story of the Egyptian one pound note in Koshari Misr, the story of the four great Kings who’ve been living in an all-shades-of-yellow depressing imprisonment […]
“I don’t want you to measure your behavior on what you think is possible human perfection, i.e. your father, and feel inadequate for the rest of your life. I am not perfect or great any more than you can.” How many times have you heard a father—whether yours or someone else’s—say this to his son? […]
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