The calm you carry with you
After nearly two years I bid everyone a bittersweet goodbye
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On selfie-shness
While seeing smiling photos is fun it may be time to focus on something else than ourselves
The death of duality
While the opinion of others used to be important these days nobody seems to care
The power of the shimmy
This week I learned that power comes to those who shimmy and shake
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
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.
Physical feminism
Recent rantings opened the door to an understanding that may very well lead to the end of gender inequality
Hard-fought silence
I have slowly, but surely, reached the end of my tether
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
Curfew crashers
“To the streets” they bray, while proudly sharing their triumphant testimonies of insubordination on social media.
Kahk and xenophobia
How buying Eid treats lead to a sordid exchange in a pastry shop
The lack of laughter
When once humour, sarcasm and satire were rampant, and greatly valued and appreciated, we now seem to have entered a phase where everything is taken seriously, on face value or in the worst way possible
Grieving the dead
While Egypt buries the dead the personal effects of their demise often gets lost in the politics
This is not the time to be silent
Adel Heine shares her reaction to the virtual feast of half-truths and bold-faced lies of the past few weeks
Fuel and fear
Returning from a trip abroad I find a city that has changed in unexpected ways.
Dusty days
There was nothing romantic about my first experience with a sandstorm in Egypt
Confess your sins
Continuous connectability is the norm, caution is flung to the wind, reticence is retro and you are what you say you are.
Wear your whip to work week
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Culture defies religion
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Foolishness
What started out as a little silly fun on the first day of the month has grown into a nationwide movement
Oh Happy Day
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The not-so-black market
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City of sinners
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A slur on my womanhood
Cairo cabbie informs Adel Heine she is not a woman
Painting the town red
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The editor’s new clothes
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Egypt’s days of despair
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Listen to Cairo
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Coffee, Islamist-style
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