The pressure of hosting an iftar
Inviting family and friends over for iftar is one of the social highlights of the holy month, but the amount of work that goes into preparing the feast - especially…
Skills development in the Mind Lab
Diwan bookstore in Heliopolis hosted a workshop for parents to introduce them to the Mind Lab life skills development technique, to be implemented in Egypt for the first time. The…
Smaller bites to a healthier lifestyle
Sticking to a specific diet plan is one of the reasons losing weight is difficult. People are always on the lookout for the latest, easiest dieting techniques and some resort…
Bedouin Paths: Ramadan, Bedouin Style…
Ah Ramadan. As everyone knows the work ethic during Ramadan is, how shall we put it, slightly lessened. The Bedouin take their Ramadan very seriously, especially the lessened work ethic…
SODIC diversifies to stay a step ahead
CAIRO: SODIC is a company on the move these days. With real estate projects springing up right and left, the Sixth of October Development and Investment is realizing success in…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: We live in depressing times; the desperate and the shameless
Every time I'm tempted to proclaim the era that we live in as the most depressing ever, I remember that I never had to fight in a war or live…
Seal, Serena Williams attend Israel event
Seal, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening and other celebrities gathered to toast movie producer Arnon Milchan during a Hollywood event at Paramount Studios that celebrated the 60th anniversary of Israel.News Corp.…
Al-Fagoomy is back for more ranting
Notorious Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm's new book "Ya Ahly ya Hoby ya Heta men Alby (Ahly, My love; You're a Piece of My Heart) is essentially a collection of…
With a Grain of Salt: A Manual for Managing States
The Jordanian ambassador to Cairo Hany Al-Mulqi spoke to me once about how as the Jordanian foreign minister, he once boarded a flight with then King Hussein who used to…
Japan spins its wheels
OSAKA: To lose one prime minister may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two in one year looks like carelessness. That paraphrase of Oscar Wilde aptly sums up the…