Latest in Tag: lifeStyle Highlight
Latest in Tag: lifeStyle
Bites Fel Beit: Gluai Buat Chi
We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local delicacies in your own home. And just so you know what to ask for, we have added how to say the ingredients in Arabic. No more excuses, off to the souq!
Bites Fel Beit: Paid Thai Goong Sod
We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local delicacies in your own home. And just so you know what to ask for, we have added how to say the ingredients in Arabic. No more excuses, off to the souq!
Faced with an uncertain future, Cairenes turn to yoga for peace
Yoga has become a quiet and still unrecognised seed of change for many who search within for personal strength and a deep-seated spark of inspiration to deal with urban living.
‘I’ve had to adapt’: Play presents Egyptian perspectives on living with HIV
The play “Disease is Not a Charge”, presented by the nonprofit advocacy group Ta3osh, aims to fight discrimination against HIV-positive Egyptians
Unaware of pesticide danger, Rural Egyptians put their health at risk
A study conducted in two villages indicates that most don’t know how to protect themselves against hepatitis C and the adverse health effects of pesticides
World Cup to kick off with an Egyptian twist
Where are you watching the opening ceremony Thursday?
Style, recycled
Meet three Egyptian designers who are helping save the environment
Cure discovered for fatal canine virus
The vaccine for parvovirus is expected to hit the market by spring in the US; however, it may take far longer to make its way to Egypt
Strength before beauty
Men living in harsh conditions are more likely to find women with masculine features attractive
Obesity balloons in Egypt
Egypt weighs in, harrowingly, as the 7th most overweight country in the world
Ahly wins handball championship
The Ahly sporting club has won the handball league championship, beating Sporting 23-19. The match was held on Saturday at the Abdullah Faysal hall at the Ahly club in Zamalek. The game was attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports Khaled Abdel Aziz and president of the Ahly club Mahmoud Taher.
B.B Designs offers accessories for men and women
B.B Designs uses locally-sourced materials
Mofkera notebooks colourfully combine old and new
The notebooks are inspired by Egyptian folk culture and everyday items from yesteryear
Edible art at Penny’s Fruit Bouquet
The start-up offers desserts and savouries that are both healthy and tasty
Bodylicious: Homemade body butters and scrubs
All of the ingredients in Bodylicious products are 100% Egyptian and natural
Ted Baker opens its first store in Egypt
Festive opening included a fashion show of the current collections
India by the Nile’s Food Fiesta brings its cuisine to life
The festival wants to showcase all aspects of India’s culture and it says a big part of that is its world famous cuisine
Retreat for PTSD survivors on the Nile now open
Fekra is a new Nile retreat that offers alternative healing practices for PTSD survivors
TEDxCairo returns to AUC
TEDxCairo is expecting about 800-900 participants for the 2014 edition
Egyptian street kids play soccer in Brazil
About 230 street children from 19 countries are in Brazil to compete in the Street Child World Cup.
Chef’s Market: Creatively fresh and delicious
New restaurant serves great food and its inventive recipes are well worth the hefty price tag
Seattle’s Kukuruza comes to Cairo
Kukuruza brings 25 new flavours of gourmet popcorn to Egypt
Spa Rena: Beautiful bath and body products
Spa Rena products are made from carefully selected ingredients
Fino’s natural nut butters
Fino’s says there is no need to go for processed, store-bought options when natural alternatives are readily available
Not your ordinary pickles: My Jar condiments are sweet, hot and preservative free
Start up uses no preservatives in their eclectic menu
Easy Taxi app is aptly named
Easy Taxi app aims at easing traffic congestion
Cairo celebrates Mother’s Day
Egypt celebrates Mother’s Day and the first day of spring this Friday
Kafein: A coffee haven in downtown Cairo
A new coffee place in downtown Cairo promises a different coffee experience
Deena Shaaban sees everyone’s majestic beauty
Shaaban’s designs aim to highlight what she calls dignified beauty for all women.
Nicotine patches no help for pregnant women who smoke
Researchers in France asked more than 400 women who smoked at least five cigarettes a day to try either a nicotine patch or a dummy patch called a placebo.