The calm you carry with you
After nearly two years I bid everyone a bittersweet goodbye
Adel Heine
194 Articles
DNE Art & Culture, and Lifestyle Editor
Latest by Adel Heine
gallery
Night time on the Nile
At night the banks of the Nile are filled with brightly lit life
On selfie-shness
While seeing smiling photos is fun it may be time to focus on something else than ourselves
Springtime
Sweet mishmish are the ultimate seasonal delicacy
Ted Baker opens its first store in Egypt
Festive opening included a fashion show of the current collections
Tabla LUNA serves delicious South American food
The new restaurant brings you the flavours of Latin America
Fools’ Culture: PreTense launches Dancer in the Dark 2014
The Egyptian dance collective performs shows in undisclosed locations after dark
The death of duality
While the opinion of others used to be important these days nobody seems to care
Delicious cookies and pies
Fresh baked goods delivered right to your doorstep
The power of the shimmy
This week I learned that power comes to those who shimmy and shake
New arrivals on the shelves
AUC Press new releases are well worth a read
Fasting over fervour
I like the combination of piety and pragmatism, it is human and easier to relate to and tempers fervour with common sense
Jeremiad tells a story of doom in symphonic metal
The new release by Enraged is a sign of revival of the metal scene in Egypt
The Vegan Kitchen serves delicious food
Plant-based, gluten free and organic ingredients are transformed in a variety of tasty dishes
Crust promises good pizzas and delivers
DNE tests Maadi’s latest restaurant and enjoys a good meal
12 Years a Slave tells a harrowing tale
The lauded movie deserves the accolades it receives yet sometimes sacrifices the depth of its characters for style
Home sweet home
The reality of living somewhere does not relate to what is portrayed in the news when it comes to being home
Happy New Year
2014 is only one week old and so far it has not delivered on the implicit promise that a new year supposedly holds.
Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas
In churches all over Egypt Christians attended services to celebrate Christmas, one of the main religious celebrations in the Coptic faith.
Physical feminism
Recent rantings opened the door to an understanding that may very well lead to the end of gender inequality
Bollywood returns to Egyptian cinemas
After 25 years the best of new Indian movies will be screened again in theatres in Cairo and Alexandria
Celebrate Egyptian dates and its people
Nawaya’s Date Palm Festival combines information, fun and good food in this first edition
Hard-fought silence
I have slowly, but surely, reached the end of my tether
The Greek serves fresh and delicious food
The new restaurant serves authentic and tasty food in tasteful surroundings
Messages on a bottle
ThinkUp offers imaginative and innovative decoration designs, as witnessed by their glass bottle lamps.
Gourmet food in Favorito
New restaurant and store combination offers a large variety of high quality food
Revolutionised dress codes
In the new Egypt casual wear becomes the new chic
Cairo’s cultural dearth
After months of death and destruction Adel Heine is looking forward to the artistic expressions that will hopefully give a voice to the experiences of a nation in turmoil
Sunny and empty streets
Many countries have decided to halt their fights to El Gouna while the resort town is haven of peaceful tranquility
Curfew crashers
“To the streets” they bray, while proudly sharing their triumphant testimonies of insubordination on social media.