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www.chefmay.com: Where There is Something for Everyone

Starting off regularly going on grocery shopping trips at 10 years old, to the grocery…

Kitesurf, Climb, and Yoga Like a Girl: Amina Nessim

Sometimes, you take one look at a person and can just tell they have a…

Dear Teenage Girls and Boys,

Dear Teenagers, I know it’s complicated, I know that most of your parents live in…

Randa Habib, Peace Cake Operations Manager

Meet Randa Habib, The Female Powerhouse of Peace Cake

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of Peace Cake. The…

On Becoming a Yogi or Yoga as An Attitude

Have you ever wondered why the popularity of yoga is on the rise? Is it…

Bilhana:Healthy Wholesome Food from the Middle East

“The recipes in this book are inspired by our love of cooking, our passion for…

5 Activities for a Fun-Filled Weekend

The weekend comes and goes and our excitement for it never leaves. Maybe it’s the…

UGOTBOX: The Brands You Love At Your Doorstep

How often were you in a situation like this: You tried a kind of Shampoo…

5 Breakfast Spots for the Perfect Start to the Weekend

The Weekday routine can often feel stiflingly mundane and repetitive. We go to work, we…

Is feeling ‘Hangry’ a Real Thing?

You know that feeling you get when you’re super hungry? Your stomach is growling and…

Love and Adventure: 5 Netflix Picks for this Weekend

It’s always such a relief when we reach the weekends, but there is always some…

Hand in Hand: Changing Lives One Prosthetic Arm at a Time

Mohamed Hatab is a visionary who wanted to change the face of disability in Egypt.…

Norshek Fawzy “Only love will heal the world, so our vow to you is love”

Norshek Fawzy is a lover of nature, a mother of two, and the founder of…

Run and Climb Like a Girl: Mariz Doss

Mariz Doss can certainly be described as a jack of all trades. She’s a mountain…

10 Must-Read Books to Enjoy Before the Summer Ends

Summer is all about relaxing. Whether you’re doing it at home or by the beach,…

#المعادي_ترفض_المحور: Celebrities Join in Outcry Against Maadi AlGazaer Axis Project

Over the past 2 months, people on Social Media have been widely circulating the hashtags…

Dear Single Moms,

Dear Single Mom, You’re my friend, you’re my sister, you are everywhere around me. I…

Amena: An Ode to the Egyptian #MeToo Movement

“This film is dedicated to every woman that has experienced violence and every woman that…

On the Myth of Couple Goals

You know this when this one couple shows up at the outing and you think…

Meet the Award Winning Young Filmmaker Sondos Tarek

Tackling issues from various cultures, backgrounds, and identities is key for filmmakers, according to 26-year-old…

Entreprenelle’s ‘The Fashion Project’: Your Guide To A Successful Fashion Business

Entreprenelle If you have a passion for fashion then Enterprenelle’s accelerated program titled ‘The Fashion…

Row Like A Girl: Asmaa Al-Zohairy

We all remember singing row row row your boat as children, right? Well, Asmaa Al-Zohairy…

Ambition Is Not Just a Career

Raise your hand if you ever experienced a scenario like this one: Person: So what…

Shagara’s Green Roof Classrooms: Making the Grass Greener in the Future

Shagara At School Shagara first implemented the Shagara At School project back in 2013 in…

5 Impressive Graduation Projects You Need To Check Out

Although Graduation projects are a major source of stress for graduating seniors, they always end…

One Childhood Project: Ensuring A Better Future For Refugees

When Maria Emad first entered UN headquarters in New York, she had a Eureka moment.…

“Oversight” Wins Emmy With Mona Mekkawi’s Production Designing

On the 26th of June, at the 63rd regional Emmy Awards of the National Capital…

Rasha El Baramawy: Your Guide To Making a Tradition Out Of Good Nutrition

Rasha El Baramawy is a nutritionist who’s all about promoting a healthy lifestyle minus the…

Selma Köhn: Helping Athletes Grow Mental Muscles

When we think of athleticism, our minds instantly conjure images of people doing a lot…

Wataneya’s 12th Sanad Forum: Changing Narratives About Kafala in Egypt

Wataneya is a nonprofit organization that implements quality standards of alternative care in institutional homes.…

Perfectionism Is Never the Answer

Whatever the question is, waiting for things to be “perfect” is never the answer. Though…

Heba El Kaissy’s ‘Silent Soldiers’: Free Make-Up Workshop for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Heba El Kaissy is an internationally certified make-up artist with a London college of make-up…

Lift Like A Girl: Maye Noureldin

Maye Noureldin is a Calisthenics trainer with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a master’s…

MIRAK: The First Grieving Support Group in Egypt

In 2018, Engy Yasser and Iman Khalifa were simply two colleagues taking a life-coaching program…

6 Reasons Why It’s Not Easy for Women to Report Sexual Assault

9 out of 10 Egyptian women have experienced sexual harassment at some point in their…

Roba El Gindy’s The Care Pack: What You Didn’t Know Your Child Needed

Up until the end of 2019, Roba El Gindy introduced herself as a Marketing professional…

Redefining Female Pleasure

Female pleasure, if considered at all, has been, a million-dollar mystery for decades. In fact,…

Hello? Self Worth?

I receive a lot of heart-breaking messages on my social media inbox from women who…

Nevin ElGendy “Change is kind of scary at the beginning, gets messy in the middle, but it’s amazing at the end.”

Interview by Farah Rafik When Nevin ElGendy picked up a magazine in a cashier line…

Pandemic Anxiety: Tips to Help You Cope

Is your severe anxiety of contracting COVID-19 holding you back from leaving home? Are you…

8 Tips and Tricks to Keep Your Skin Hydrated This Summer

It’s summer! which means your skin is finally seeing some Sun. Though tans and sunshine…

Amira Helmy: The Woman in the Wadi

Interview by Farah Rafik Amira Helmy is the co-founder of Women in the Wadi, a…

Don’t Understand My Mental Illness, Be Understanding About It

The other day, I was having a conversation with my friend about our mental illness,…

Sama Ramy “Egypt is the mother of the world, it needs to be a mother to the differently-abled too”

Sama Ramy is a 19-year-old person with Down syndrome. In her first year of high…

Constant Anxiety Won’t Save the World

We are living in the new age of activism, where platforms such as Instagram, Facebook,…

7 Home-Grown Games to Make Your At-Home Eid

For Egyptians, Eid Al Fitr isn’t just about having coffee (or shay b laban) in…

Allianz Egypt Names Farida Osman as Their Brand Ambassador

As part of Allianz’s global partnership with the Olympic & Paralympic Movement, Allianz Egypt has proudly…

Vodafone and Sherihan Break the Internet with More Than 75 Million Views in Less Than 10 Days

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you probably saw the awe-inducing Vodafone “Ma3…

Doha Mohamed: Fastest Delivery in Egypt!

Doha Mohamed is a 26-year-old courier. For a year now, she’s been taking the streets…

Let’s Talk About Hazem and Hana

Le’bet Newton The series “لعبة نيوتن” centers on the relationship of Hana (played by Mona…

What’s Cooking? With Aida Shaaban

Chef Aida Shaaban has been passionate about food from a very young age. “Growing up,…

10 Ways Egypt Changes During Ramadan

Ramadan starts tomorrow! Today, you probably splurged on your morning coffee in farewell to it;…

Malak Badawi’s “The Rollercoaster” Wins Silver Hipatia Award for Best Short Film at Alexandria Short Film Festival

‘Rollercoaster’ depicts a young woman’s inner monologue as she wrestles with the concept of true…

Inside The Artist’s Studio: Layla Omar El-Farouk

Layla Omar El-Farouk is a brilliantly whimsical artist and entrepreneur. She’s the founder of Places…

Meet Dina Fekry, The Woman behind the Designs on the Concrete Blocks of the Golden Parade

The Golden Parade that took place on Friday was impressive in a multitude of ways.…

Marwa Lotfy Workshops: Fashion Designing for Kids and Teens

As a young hijabi college student, Marwa Lotfy struggled to find fashionable clothes that represented…

Meet the 10 Women Who Rocked the Golden Parade

It’s safe to say that yesterday’s Golden Mummy Parade blew our socks off! The parade…

The St. Regis Cairo Introduces The First J&G Steakhouse Restaurant in Cairo

The St. Regis Cairo invites guests to take a gastronomic journey of a plethora of…

Walaa Zoheir’s سوقي Scooter Academy: A Ride of Inspiration

Walaa Zoheir graduated from the Faculty of Arts of Ain Shams University. She later started…

Cancel Culture: Why We Should Cancel It

If there is one thing that everyone can agree on in 2020, it’s that ‘cancel…

Mohamed Kheidr’s “Tuktuk” Takes International Film Festivals by Storm!

“Tuktuk” was selected and is nominated for the Best Short Narrative award at the Pan-African…

10 Animal Care Organizations to Support on Egyptian Baladi Day

Today is Egyptian Baladi Day! It’s a day to celebrate the national Egyptian dog, the…

Conversation Starter: Let’s Talk About Sex

Relationships, as essential as they are to our mental and physical health, can be quite…

What’s Cooking? With Farah El Charkawy

The lawyer-turned-chef Farah El Charkawy always knew she will have a career in food. “From…

Menna Hesham: The Real Life Dance Monkey

Menna Hesham is a 30-year-old ballerina, salsa dancer, and entrepreneur. After graduating from the faculty…

Inside The Artist’s Studio: Hannah Helmy

Hannah Helmy is a young and savvy artist. She takes talent to the next level.…

5 Hijabi Fashion Bloggers You Need to Follow

Who said that modesty & fashion can’t go hand in hand? Obviously, no one!…

Self-Care for Moms: How to Turn the Myth into Reality

It’s Mother’s Day, which makes it the perfect time to talk about a mom’s most…

Reem Osama: Doctor by Day, Furniture Painter by Night

Reem Osama is the founder of ‘Reem Osama Art’, an online furniture store that sells…

What’s Cooking? With Peri Saleh

Chef Peri Saleh fell in love with food as a child. In university, she would…

Inside The Artist’s Studio: Tuka El Safty

Tuka El Safty is an exceptionally talented young artist. Her sources of inspiration are mosques…

Inside The Artist’s Studio: Farah Emara

Farah Emara is a wonderfully vibrant artist. Though young, she has a unique and colorful…

5 Facebook Groups for Women You Need to Join

Have you ever looked for a specific product, asked everyone around you, and still got…

Inside The Artist’s Studio: Hend Seif El-Din

Hend Seif El-Din is a wonderfully creative artist. Her art speaks volumes about her distinct…

Johnson & Johnson’s Female Leadership at Its Finest

On International Women’s Day, we sat down with a female leader at J&J Egypt to…

7 Tips to Get You Through Working from Home

This past year, we’ve all had to make changes. We’ve attempted to survive this pandemic…

Menna Hassan’s Najlah: Celebrating the Inherent Power of All Women

In a society where a woman’s body is objectified rather than celebrated, Menna Hassan, and…

Menna Farouk: Jack of All Trades, Master of Everything

Menna Farouk is a filmmaker with an MA in Television and Digital Journalism and a…

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Shahira Kamal

Shahira Kamal is a woman of many talents. She paints, she draws, she sings, and…

5 Beauty Bloggers Who Say It Like It Is!

What is beauty? Beauty has always been defined by certain standards, set by multimillion dollar…

Mauj: Sex Education by and for Arab Women

Mauj is an online platform dedicated to offering Arab women a space to talk and…

5 Unconventional Ways to Celebrate this Valentine’s Day

This year, Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday which means it’s a 3 day- long…

Dalia Mobasher’s Fokhara Studio: Where Passion Meets Purpose

Dalia Mobasher was a highway-design engineer with a silent passion for pottery-making and a knack…

Self-Defense for All Women: Boot Camp انتي اقوى#

When Mariam Mohamed was murdered in Maadi by two men attempting to steal her purse,…

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Nada Elian

Nada Elian is a fabulously gifted artist whose work is not only gorgeous, but incredibly…

5 Corona-Cautious Things to Do in Cairo

If we can identify a quality common to all Egyptian people, it would certainly have…

“Adaptive” by Ashgan El-Abhar: Fashion for the Differently-Abled

In 2016, Ashgan El-Abhar established a company with a mission to raise awareness about accessibility…

The Sex Talk بالعربي : Your Guide to Sexual Health

The Sex Talk بالعربي is a bold online initiative established in January 2018. It promotes sex-positivity…

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Mariam El Reweny

The work of artist Mariam El Reweny captured our hearts with its highly detailed and…

Hanefra7 Biki Emta – Rania Elkalla Founder of Shell Homage

Rania Elkalla is an innovative inventor who has created a completely biodegradable alternative to plastic,…

5 Easy Ways to be Eco-Friendly in Egypt

Being eco-friendly doesn’t seem easy. Although the latest weather-craze has made the process of deciding…

‘E7na Foundation’ launches the First Anti-Sexual Harassment Summit in Egypt!

The E7na Summit is the first of its kind to take place in Egypt. It…

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Mona El Kateb

Egypt is blessed with a plethora of extremely gifted female artists, one of whom is…

The Shadow of Cairo —The Story of a Hero(ine): Revamped

The Shadow of Cairo —when we first saw the name of the film we expected…

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Hayam Elsayed

An artist with an affinity for portraits, one who paints delicate images where the light…

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Manar Magdy

With her magical, whimsical illustrations, fun and bright portraits and downright quirky patterns, Manar Magdy…

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Eman Hussein

Eman Hussein is an artist whose work is strong and compelling. Working with collages frequently…

Italian Dinner for Two Please at Maestro!

All roads lead to Rome and a rich aroma leads to Maestro, an Italian gem…

Exceptional Cake Artistry Masterclass at JW Marriott Hotel Cairo!

On the 27th of September, 2018, JW Marriott Hotel Cairo witnessed the Exceptional Cake Artist,…

Relaxed Chinese Sophistication At Chinoix

Chinoix restaurant at Renaissance Cairo Mirage City is a destination to add to your ‘must…

Marwan Younis rocks radio again!

After the release of the music video that everyone has been jamming to, the internet…

Enchanting Spa Experience at Royal Maxim Palace Kempinski

Want a mama’s day out? Try an enchanting spa experience, and an Italian lunch at…

Celebrating Your New Chapter At Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel

Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel knows that it takes expert planning, access to the best…

Cairopolitan… Memory Lane in the heart of Downtown!

Interviewed by: Salma Hussein Written by: Olivia Sherif Remember when you used to go to…

Sharmoofers new hit ZAMBA ticks all the right boxes!

Sharmoofers are here to tell a story; the story of breaking free, enjoying life and…

Amir Eid: “Society dictates that men can’t complain, they can’t suffer depression, they can’t cry.”

In the past years, music has become so much more than just tunes that we…

Tamer Hashem: “I thought that there were things that I can do as a man but if a woman does the exact same thing, that would be completely inappropriate. “

Drumming to tunes of both our happiness and misery, Cairokee’s one and only Tamer Hashem…

Ahmed Mourad: “I owe who I am today to all the women in my life.”

Moving past the idea that he is Egypt’s best-selling novelist, Ahmed Mourad has always managed…

Feras Saeed: “Society sees that power resides in the man’s hand which is completely false.”

Feras Saeed graced our TV screens not long ago with his great performance in the…

Ramsi Lehner: “My mother taught me to look inside of me and decide what defines my manhood instead of settling for society’s definitions.”

Whatever you think you know about Ramsi Lehner, there is always more. This hyperactive non-stereotypical…

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