I am married to an Abu Dahab. This name is very illustrious in Egypt and the family is supposedly a very old one. Riddled with rifts, family dramas, and politic...
Al Ghuriya Mosque Madrassa complex is one of my favourite places in Cairo. It is located near the intersection of Muizz Street and Al Azhar Mosque. Established ...
Recently Tarek and I have been discovering our new home city together. Being camera happy, we took endless pictures of street life and came to the conclusion, t...
The most intriguing and interesting part of the Mosque-of-Al-Refaie is its location. Nobody knows why Khoshiar chose to build it bang opposite the massive Sulta...
Living in Cairo is like being surrounded by antiquity all the time. Ancient and medieval monuments dot every niche of this great city and thousands of minarets ...
At first sight, the Khan el Khalili market in Cairo looks straight out of the Arabian Nights. Picture this. Thin winding alleys of a labyrinthine district which...
Islamic Cairo is also known as medieval Cairo. It is the historic area of the city that existed before Cairo's modern expansion during the 19th and 20th centuri...
Introducing Muizz Street in Cairo and its importance is no easy feat, but I will try. Living in Cairo is like being surrounded by antiquity all the time. ...
For those who have been following my blog, know that I visited Egypt first in 2010 and been an expat in this North African country since 2019. A lot has changed...
Though relatively unknown and skipped by most travelers to Egypt, the Saqqara pyramids are quite incredible. In fact, the Saqqara pyramids predate the pyramids ...