expat life in Cairo Archives • Maverickbird

Friday Market in Cairo‘s City of the Dead

There are markets and then there is the Cairo Friday Market. Popularly known as the Souq al Goma, this sprawling […]

I woke up shivering and looked around with bleary eyes. It had been a rough night. Sand had crept into […]

October 26, 2025

I have not met anyone who did not like Dahab. Literally meaning “gold” in Arabic, Dahab can be best described […]

October 26, 2025

This year I was lucky enough to be invited to a couple of family Iftar gatherings in Cairo and was […]

October 31, 2022

The Mosque of Aqsunqur or the Blue Mosque is one of the prettiest and quietest places in Cairo. It lies […]

October 28, 2022

I am married to an Abu Dahab. This name is very illustrious in Egypt and the family is supposedly a […]

October 27, 2022

Al Ghuriya Mosque Madrassa complex is one of my favourite places in Cairo. It is located near the intersection of […]

October 26, 2022

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

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

October 23, 2022