Sun, sand, sea and dance: Hurghada
The budding dance community on the Egyptian Red Sea is becoming more popular as the host for small, exotic, inexpensive dance getaways for both the experienced and the novice dancer. And the close proximity of Hurghada to Europe and other Middle Eastern countries and the relatively cheap travel packages makes it an excellent spot for a holiday where you can dance to your heart’s delight.
Read More →Kitesurfing on the Red Sea
The contrast of the intense blues of the ocean with the rich rusts and ochres of the sand and the vivid reds, browns and purples of the distant mountains are a visual feast no kiter soon forgets, even more so with ones’ senses heightened by carving through the blue lagoons powered only by the wind.
Read More →AfroLatin Festival comes to Cairo and Hurghada
Today’s Kizomba music has an easy beat, features the Portuguese language, and is slow and very modern-sounding. Its dance steps come directly from Semba, but the dancers are much closer and the dance can incorporate elements borrowed from Tango.
Read More →The ancient tradition of Cairo’s bath houses
By Abdel-Rahman Sherief Bath houses have been part of Cairo’s heritage since medieval times. The bath houses, or Hammam as they are called in Arabic, were first founded by the Fatimid caliph Al-‘Aziz Bellah. The read the rest…
Read More →The soaring hunting hawks of Gzert Saod
Maintaining this heritage is not without controversy though. “Hunting with hawks is treated like dealing with drugs,” Sheikh Metlq El Tahawy said, referring to an environmental law that forbids hunting with hawks and imposes fines of up to EGP 50,000 on those who breach it.
Read More →The ancient art of tally
There are three types of tally; Islamic, Coptic and folkloric with overlapping designs between the three types. “The first piece of tally I saw in Asyut belonged to an old, simple woman. It was a folkloric piece which depicted carvings of mosques and churches beside each other,” said Zaghlol.
Read More →Manière Jewellery – home business with professional allure
Shaarawy chose the name Manière for her brand, meaning ‘manner’ or ‘way’ in French, and it fits the artist’s approach to her home business well. Most of Manière’s pieces are flavoured with a touch of Egyptian culture and show the designer’s personality and way of thinking.
Read More →Summer steal at the Winter Palace
Once through the antique revolving entrance door, guests are greeted by a jaw-droppingly magnificent lobby with a wide, sweeping marble staircase and impossibly high ceilings.
Read More →Oil prices drop before Fed stimulus announcement
Many on Wall Street were betting that the Fed would unveil plans to pump more cash into the market, although some dealers were reassessing the likelihood of fresh action
Read More →Investing in ideas
With a new idea needed by the market, a young person can found a company; then in less than a year, he can have the biggest investment funds chasing it with millions of pounds, trying to buy a stake or minority ownership.
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