Dusk approaches earlier and earlier, the city is abustle with plans and parties and intimate get-togethers, everyone catching up, people flying in from abroad to be with their loved ones, …
“Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become like children you will not enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3) It is early evening. Lily Farid and I …
The One Time of Year I Cheat on My Basics: The Holiday Nails I usually rely on a fresh blowout and a simple burgundy manicure for confidence. But come December? …
When I kick back, I always start by taking off my shoes and warming a hot water bottle. It is the end of the day, and my exhausted brain needs …
In recent years, the Holiday season in Egypt has taken on a glow all its own—rising to international heights with its tapestry of glittering streets, lavish tables, gifts wrapped with …
Brazen, passionate, daring, unshackled — the spirited Sagittarius is anything but predictable. This fire sign is less a personality and more a phenomenon: warm, wild, and always moving. Ruled by …
When I was young my class went on a field trip to “Hammam Pharaon” a known natural sulfur spring about 45km from Suez. I recall the trek up to Pharao’s …
“Ya benty da kiliim, da mafrud yebaa haga be rokhs el torab.” (“My daughter, that’s a kiliim—it should be dirt-cheap.”) Noha El Taher, founder and creative director of Kiliim, overhears …
The lights are dim, the room is glowing, there is a warmth and softness in the air. An electric feeling of presence courses through me, like anything could happen at …
“Is it real? How? Did you paint it?” Observing and absorbing art is a pleasure we often take for granted. That we are surrounded by beauty, and that the existence …
