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Cairo street photography

Recently Tarek and I have been discovering our new home city together. Being camera happy, we took endless pictures of […]

October 25, 2022

I heard the strains of music accompanying Tanoura dance even before I saw the show. It was while walking down […]

October 25, 2022

The most intriguing and interesting part of the Mosque-of-Al-Refaie is its location. Nobody knows why Khoshiar chose to build it […]

October 24, 2022

Living in Cairo is like being surrounded by antiquity all the time. Ancient and medieval monuments dot every niche of […]

October 23, 2022

Everything about the Ibn Tulun Mosque is of legendary proportions. To begin with, it is the oldest mosque in Egypt […]

October 23, 2022

There are souks and then there is the scintillating Khan el Khalili market. Loud, colourful, crowded and exciting, this market […]

October 23, 2022

Introducing Muizz Street in Cairo and its importance is no easy feat, but I will try. Living in Cairo is […]

October 23, 2022

Gayer Anderson Museum: an enchanting house of secrets, the erstwhile Beit Al-Keritleya (house of the Cretan lady), the resting place […]

October 20, 2022

This obscure offbeat gem is located on Roda Island, one of the many islands on the Nile. Though overlooked by […]

October 20, 2022

The Coptic museum of Cairo is one of the city’s least-known attractions and it is one of its best. Founded […]

October 20, 2022