Across countries and continents, Rawah Badrawi and Suzanne Zeidy, best friends and longtime Abu Sir neighbours, have come together to take on a project of extraordinary proportions: a cultural cookbook …
There is something about returning every year and finding the parts of yourself you’ve missed—the ones that have stood there forever. Or, at least, as long as the house has. …
There is a hierarchy at the beach as to who gets to play their music loudest. Mostly, it’s first come first serve. The longer you’ve been set up under the …
The term “beach read,” one that every Marie Claire and Cosmo now uses, was coined in the Victorian. With steamships and railroads opening up the possibility for monied society folk …
Summer is for the girls. Nothing is more beautiful than hair that has been lightened by the sun, a smattering of freckles on cheeks and sun-kissed shoulders (that have just …
The idea of luxury is one that has been birthed by magazines, haute couture brands and various manifestations of the media. In the 1990s and early 2000s, I defined luxury …
If you’re into maple-sugar-sweet small-town romance, the inevitability of fate, and a touch of magic, this may be the book for you. I’ve been a longtime lover of the romance …
Imagine this: it’s 5 PM, the air smells like sunscreen and sea salt, your iced coffee is sweating onto the table, and your tote bag is heavier from the three …
You’ve seen her. The girl with the perfectly curated Bookstagram feed. The one posting her heavily flagged copy of Pride and Prejudice beside an oat milk latte and a candle …
Cairo, Egypt – May 19th, 2026 In a vibrant celebration of creativity set against the historic backdrop of Abdeen Palace, the second edition of Al Rawi Storyteller Award concluded with …
