After a tense 120 minutes of play without goals, two stellar penalty shootout saves from Egypt’s second goalkeeper, Mohamed Abou Gabal, clinch Egypt’s place in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Final against Senegal. Playing a cautious, d...

Calligraphy and Arabic are sisters of the same marrow – one has not existed without the other. From the inception of written Arabic, well after an era of oral tradition, taffy-curled lettering has been the staple of religious and historical doc...

“My mother once told me that I was sleep-talking, as if I was answering phone calls during my sleep. That’s how much it messes with your mind,” says 29-year-old Mohamed Sayed, on his work at a call center in Egypt. At the end of last year, Cair...

Picture this: you had a rough day at work, Google Maps says it will take you one and a half hours to get home, and the cup of coffee you had in the morning did not sustain you for the rest of the day. A case of a blue day like this one calls for [...

“Our main goal is to make films and media content out of the stories that people in this country never want to feature on mainstream platforms. We want to be a voice and a platform for people who had their experiences buried and overlooked,” says...

Originally created by American writer and producer Aaron Korsh, the U.S hit TV show ‘Suits,’ is getting an Arab remake that will be showcased on prominent West Asia satellite pay-TV and streaming service Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) and Watchit i...

“Three successful independent women fight daily against gender stereotypes and work tirelessly towards obtaining the happy life they deserve.” This is the description of the Egyptian series Qawa’ed Al Talaq Al 45 (The 45 Rules of Divorce), whic...

The hip-hop scene seems to be most dominant in Egypt, with singers such as Marwan Moussa, Wegz, and other artists topping the Spotify wrapped status. However, long before these artists were in the picture – as far back as 12 years ago – t...

Two of Egypt’s top players, Mohamed Salah and Mahmoud Trezeguet, led Egypt into the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals with a goal apiece against the Moroccan National Team. Despite an early goal from Morocco, Liverpool forward Salah pul...

“Somehow, when you’re a girl that’s living by herself, everyone knows. People take liberties that they shouldn’t be taking,” says 24-year old Marwa Khaled.* Khaled is not the only woman in Egypt who decided to move out of her childhood home...