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Day: December 2, 2012
Women – Balancing Work and Family
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The Evolution of Beauty – From Eve to Paris Hilton
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Finding Spaces
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ENRIQUE IGLESIAS is Sleepless!
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Karim El Sergany is framed
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A Burial? No Thanks, I’ll Pass!
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Wishing for the impossible
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Let’s Talk About Sex… Dr. Heba Kotb Paving the Revolutionary Road!
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Aroma Therapy Made Easy Balancing Body, Mind & Spirit with Pure Essential Oils
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10 steps to feel like a million bucks!
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The Myths and Realities of Sexual Health
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Watch your bathroom transform into a storage fiesta with style!
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Inside the mind of a young movie maker: Aida El Kashef…
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PIMPLE ATTACK- How to Squeeze a Pimple Properly
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10 things we hate about Egypt!
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Messages from the Sea
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Women Rights Continue
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NASA Breaks Cultural Gaps by Space Exploration
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Inception – The Movie that got us Woozy
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Top 10 Contemporary Office Hazards
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I Vow to Pluck, Primp and Preen in Private
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HEY YOU! You are his slave!
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A story of hope and Peace
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Sleeping with the Enemy: Married for 13 Years and Still a Virgin!
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The 3 minute interview with Samia Asaad
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The Uprising of Arab Women
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Music Review: Kanye West, Late Registration
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Time for socially responsible deeds!
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The Name of the Game -Young Marriages
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Jaz Hotels, Resorts & Cruises
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How to Dress for Success! – Leave the Wonderbra at home!
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The Modern Si Sayed! Not So Cool After All
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June Diet
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DECORATIVE AND ACCENT LIGHTING
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What Type of Single Girl Are you?
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Screening for Down Syndrome during Pregnancy
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On the path to empowerment: Young Women Leadership Program
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First Egyptian Woman in Dow Worldwide to Receive ‘I am the Human Element’ Award
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Better Living: Assessing the Space
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Caramel – A Lebanese View on Life
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Cancer Awareness Month Follow Up Unity Conquers All…
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Highlights Dining Destinations Semiramis InterContinental
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Buried Secrets
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Career Profiler: Noha El Milligy – Brand Manager – Volkswagen
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Bobby Chinn The Skill of the Grill is On Fire
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Career Cheer: Human Resources
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Under the same roof: A lazy couch buffalo and a desperate housewife
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Median’s Music & More: A Brotherhood Zone
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Narconon: International Drug Rehab Program
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Sofitel Karnak Invites 20 Orphans for an All-Day Stay
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Parenting through Divorce! How to Help your Child Cope
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Until Insolence Do Us Part
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Another Cup of Yusuf Islam
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5 Steps of Reducing Stress
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Mean Girls: Why Women Bully
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Contemplating in Cairo Vol. 10
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Shaima – The Singing Bee
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Makan: A Spotlight on Forgotten Culture
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WORLD AIDS DAY – Way to go Egypt!
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Social Phobia (Anxiety)
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What Goes Up Must Come Down?
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Exercise Myths Revealed Common mistakes at the gym!
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CAIRO MARRIOTT HOTEL’S ANNUAL APPRECIATION PARTY
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Men After Divorce: To Date or Not to Date?
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Unveiling the Trend: Egyptian Women Re-Think the Veil
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The Future of Egyptian Fashion has begun
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The Elton John Experience
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Contemplating in Cairo – Vol. 20
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The 3 Minute Interview with Arwa Gouda
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Koossy Says… The Battle with the Ex
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Ola Roushdy: And who Said Women aren’t Funny?
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The Van Gogh theft… Who Cares?
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I love you but – Do I like you?!
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A Perspective on the Dream Team: Egypt’s Government and the Winds of Change
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Housekeeping 101 for the newly house wife!
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Play Time: Age appropriate toys & activities for your child
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Polygamy: Is it really that bad?
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3 Types Men Don’t Like
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10 Classic Types of Egyptian Men I Wouldn’t Date:
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