Beach fever: Where to buy swimsuits this summer
Summer season is officially here and it's got everyone packing up and running off to the North Coast. Whether you are staying until the end of August or just going…
Breakfast treats on the coast
Along that famous strip of sidewalk on the left leading up to the gate of "Diplo (Sidi Abdel Rahman) on the North Coast, there now proudly stands a little bakery.…
Bedouin lives: Dangerous daughters
Everyone is very excited. My daughters will be arriving in St. Catherine's in a few weeks for their first visit. Their father (me) is nervous because I have never before…
Column: Confessions of a (M)ad Man In the ad world, life's a pitch and then you die
The relationship between an agency and a client is frequently described as "a marriage. Talk about setting the bar low.Personally, I would have gone with a happier metaphor*. I guess…
THE REEL ESTATE: Helmy's best performance to date is not laughing matter
Asef Ala El-Ezaag (Sorry for the Disturbance), Ahmed Helmy's follow-up to last year's blockbuster comedy "Keda Reda, is not a comedy. In fact, it is abundant with heartbreaking moments not…
With a Grain of Salt: Add comment
On the website of Al-Masry Al-Youm readers are encouraged to leave comments on articles as a way of engaging them and gauging their opinions on various subjects. I hadn't noticed…
Religion 2.0: dialogue for the masses
Interfaith dialogue is nothing new, but new technology is changing the way it s done. Before, the average Muslim Pakistani might never have crossed paths with a Jewish Israeli; a…
It is not a Farce
Young Egyptians don't believe in politics. This striking argument should not surprise any political analyst, whose concern is centered on our country's public affairs. Last week, I lectured a politically…
Editorial: Egyptian beach-goers, beware
This is a public service announcement for all Egyptian youth planning a day at the beach in the sweltering summer season: You are in danger.This is not about sharks or…
US ambassador speaks to Peace Scholarship recipients
CAIRO: Ambassador Margaret Scobey spoke to the 22 recipients of the 2008 USAID Peace Scholarship who are now in Cairo preparing to depart for the United States. This year s…