Tag: Cairo (Egypt)

A Refreshing Look at Egypt’s Ancient Pyramids

“Yallah, yallah, yallah! Woooo!”I was visiting the pyramids of Giza, Egypt, in the company of Mark Lehner, a…

Egypt’s Iconic Nile Houseboats Face Demolition

CAIRO — Rowing up to the cheerful turquoise houseboat on the Nile, a fisherman saluted the white-haired woman…

Questions Over Death of Ayman Hadhoud, an Egyptian Economist

CAIRO — Ayman Hadhoud, a well-known liberal economist in Egypt, was researching some politically delicate topics like the…

First Arabic Film by Netflix Stirs Fierce Morality Debate

CAIRO — In one of the opening scenes, a Lebanese mother confronts her 17-year-old daughter after discovering two…