How to help: The Ramadan charity guide
During their fasting days in Ramadan, people develop an appetite, not only for food, but also for charity and volunteer work. Egypt has a variety of NGOs, some working in…
I Quit Smoking
In Egypt, where smoking indoors and in hospitals is socially acceptable, where cigarettes are cheap, and where there are 16 million smokers, increasing annually by a 7-percent rate, quitting smoking…
RECIPIES
Potato soup4 potatoes cut into chunks1 onion, medium sized, chopped¾ tbsp butter1 chicken stock cube1 ½ cup full cream milk¼ cup parsley snipped Salt and pepperDirections:1. Boil potatoes until tender.…
Holy calm: Khan Al-Khalili during Ramadan
The touting and hassles associated with Khan Al-Khalili are documented in guidebooks and traveler stories alike. Heeding the warnings, I arrived in the historic marketplace stony-faced and ready to deflect…
Should pregnant wome and nursing mothers fast in Ramadan?
Many Muslim women find themselves in the dilemma of whether to fast in Ramadan or not when they are pregnant or breast feeding.Worried about their babies' health, many women don't…
Baby steps: Nursery ABCs
A child's first day at a nursery is not an easy experience, not just for the child, but for the parents too. Worried about their child's reaction to this new…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: A boy named Sue, who grows up to be a rodeo clown, or something
Last Tuesday, right on schedule, my sister-in-law popped out a happy and healthy baby girl, who was promptly named Lara. Given that my family has a history of bestowing gender-inappropriate…
'There's no better job' than journalism: Garcia Marquez
MEXICO CITY: Colombian writer and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez hailed journalism as the best profession, in rare public comments in northern Mexico. There s no better job than journalism,…
Bond gets license to thrill at London Film Festival
LONDON: The first public screening of the new James Bond movie will be the highlight of this year s London Film Festival, which will bring a host of world premieres…
ANALYSIS: The next step for independent music
It being Ramadan, some people may have experienced a shift in outing venues that has left them more frequently exposed to music video channels (and their fittingly spiritual fare).They may…