The Cairo tower stands sentry in the heart of the capital: observant to the lives of Cairo’s residents and alluring in nature. Naoum Shebib is the man behind one of Cairo’s most iconic modern landmarks, an Egyptian architect notably descri...

“My family and I stopped going to church because they would frequently get attacked, and the one we would normally go to [Saint Mary Church in Ard El Golf] was just recently threatened,” Kenzy Helmy* tells Egyptian Streets. Helmy, a 20-year-old u...

“I wanted to redefine and reimagine what people think the word diversity means. When people are different from you, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re different in religion. It could be the diversity of thought, color, experiences...

  Conversations surrounding mental health have been gradually increasing in recent years, with more platforms, campaigns, and even film and television working to de-stigmatize mental illness in the Arab world. World Mental Health day comes annua...

Climate change has reached places unseen by the outside world, where low-income and remote communities face grave threats from all sides, and receive little to no attention. If there was ever a symbol that accurately depicts the impacts of climate ch...

When Egyptian talk show host Yasmine Ezz dedicated an entire monologue to remind her female viewers that wives’ primary purpose is to always comfort and support their husbands, it sparked a nationwide social media debate on gender roles and patriar...

  Hesham Nazih is an internationally acclaimed Egyptian composer whose eccentric scores challenge and inspire both listeners and musicians. By channeling emotion into his work, Nazih has become an iconic composer of the 21st century. Nazih’s a...

Derived from October, Pinktober is a social month dedicated to breast cancer awareness worldwide. In Egypt, breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, accounting for 38.8 percent of cancers within this demographic. However, as the online w...

There are a number of reasons why date nights are important for maintaining healthy relationships. They help with communication, relieve stress, and establish rituals that strengthen the bond between any couple. On date nights – whether in the trad...

The Egyptian Public Prosecution launched an investigation on 18 October into the alleged physical assault of singer Sherine Abdel Wahab by her brother, Mohamed Abdel Wahab. Allegations outline that the singer was forcibly taken from her home and admi...