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Mind Body & Soul

Fitness - The Curves Way
In a wave that’s taking over the streets of Cairo, the new Curves fitness franchise is putting women on the top of their list with a mission of “Strengthening Women in Egypt.” Curves has currently opened two centers in Cairo (in Mohandeseen and...Full story


Music

The Arab Rap Family
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Travel

Damascus Days
Driving into Damascus in a taxi, surrounded by the bustle of mid morning traffic, I had the strange feeling that I was here in search of something. Something, like the Ultimate City, which would proffer up its secret alleys, new vistas and the...Full story


Science & Technology

The Quantum World
Things that seem like magic appear to be quite common in the world of the very small....Full story


Feature

Perspectives on Ramadan
This month, CT decided to ask a number of random young people how they perceive the celebrations of Ramadan in Egypt and the cultural environment that surrounds the country at the time. Good? Bad? Neutral? We received a variety of interestingly...Full story


Education

C.I.S.E
Out beyond the fringes of the desert in the midst of the burgeoning satellite suburb of Kattameya, New Cairo lays a well kept secret. Perhaps it is not so secret anymore as the Canadian International School of Egypt (CISE) is rapidly gaining appeal....Full story


Entrepreneur

Still Flying High
When Egypt thinks of Zarkani-Aviation Services (ZAS) today, more than one thought comes to mind. A myriad of specialties, years of history, and a sense of distinction rises to the surface....Full story


Real People

Egypt's Female Concierge
The role of the concierge has come a long way since starting out in Medieval Times as Comte Des Cierges, The Keeper of Candles; in charge of tending to the nobles visiting a castle. For a time, the term concierge even referred to an officer of the...Full story


Feature

Lady Liberty, a Fellaha?
The story behind the initially intended location of the Statue of Liberty....Full story


Cover Feature

Street Harassment
A foreign colleague made this remark to me recently in an expression of outrage at the throngs of male harassers who have seized the country’s streets. Despite the hostility of the remark, she can hardly be blamed for her embittered sentiment....Full story




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