A few months ago, after moving to Egypt, I came across a pet shop located on a busy Cairo street that had a full-sized vervet monkey in a tiny cage. I went over to check on him, and he immediately grabbed my jacket with his human-like hands to rub hi...

As women, we’ve all experienced dire need for change, to obstruct routine, to lift a weight off our shoulders, to start anew somehow – also commonly known as, the major hair cut or hair transformation.  While getting a hair cut may sound or ...

Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Hala El-Said, announced on Sunday that the Ministry is establishing an ‘Equal Opportunities Unit’ to promote gender equality, counter discrimination and inclusiveness at the Ministry. The...

The nine-to-five lifestyle has been slowly diminishing in the last several years worldwide, with “hustle” culture finding its way to the forefront and books like “The Four Hour Workweek” trending. Many college graduates find themselves trying...

The fourth episode of the Egyptian Streets Podcast hosts Merhan Keller, a woman with many titles including being a women’s rights activist, a mother, a model and much more. As she phrases it, there isn’t a job she hasn’t tried. Merh...

The Egyptian Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) has officially announced the suspension of popular TV personality Tamer Amin on Friday 19 February due to offensive comments he made about Upper Egyptians. Amin made the offensive comments in a...

In her most recent music video ‘You Are’, 28-year-old Malak El Husseiny echoes an “oceanic” feeling; reflecting the quiet, peace and stillness of nature as she sings through poetic honesty about the complexities of her emotions and the nuance...

In light of state efforts to counter overpopulation, Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa, the official Egyptian Islamic governmental body, launched a recent campaign on its pages on Facebook and Twitter titled,  “Birth Control is Permissible.” This is in...

My parents spent their first six years post-migration to Australia immersing themselves in their new culture. A series of transient forces saw them trade their life in a small country town by the Nile delta for a new beginning in Whyalla. It wasn’t...

Music is essential to all cultures; and in Egypt, music marks our victories and losses throughout the years, and creates an artistic mark in history that will never be forgotten. It’s a way to etch a mark in the sand that will never be washed a...