To Favorite Ramadan Drinks After years of guzzling two glasses of any juice handy, usually before even getting started on iftar, I realized that since I wasn’t tasting what I wa
Sally's Story Sixteen years ago, Sayed Mursi went under the knife to become Sally, sparking a national debate on sex-change surgery. Today, as more and more children are born with genital defects, are we ready for round two? I dont know what drew my attention first: The imposing giant of a woman with the flame-colored hair, or the gargantuan chocolate sundae she was attacking with such obvious delight. Whatever else you care to say about her, know this: Sally Mursi is a woman with one hell of an appetite.
In the wake of an ethnic cleansing campaign, time is quickly running out for the thousands of Sudanese refugees who have braved the treacherous journey from their destroyed villages in Darfur to the border with Chad. And they wonder: Why didnt the United Nations step in?
Khadiya Adim Ahmed is lucky to be alive. In her 60s now, shes one of the oldest refugees in the camp near Bahai, northeast Chad. After surviving an at
With the threat of a major food and water shortage looming large, rapidly diminishing water sources will be one of the most critical challenges facing the nation in the coming decades.
The Nile view from Mahmoud Abu Zeids office is one of the best in the nations capital, serving up a flawless panorama of tranquil blue water meanderin
Digging In From new museums and lazy curators to breathtaking discoveries and new technologies, the local antiquities scene is back in the international spotlight ByAlex Ionides Read more
Sharms War of Words Environmentalists are training their guns on one of Sharm El-Sheikhs first property developers, but the man at the center of the nations latest environmental flap isnt going down without a fight ByHadia Mostafa, with additional reporting by Rania Al-Malky Read more
All in Favor of Ruby The 2003-04 legislative season at the Peoples Assembly saw MPs pass a spate of economic and status laws and much discussion of a certain sexy singer ByRéhab El-Bakry Read more