Egypt
A Grain of Truth
Egyptian food has long had a bad reputation, but it’s time to reassess what you think you know about mahshy, molokhia in duck stock, koshary — and tamiyya versus falafel.
50 Years of Yousra
The actor has spent five decades crossing genres and generations, making her one of Egyptian cinema’s rare constants.
Mount Sinai’s Ancient Monastery Has Been Plunged Into Chaos
Sinai’s ancient Monastery of St. Catherine was recently stormed by force by its own abbot. After 15 centuries, its fate may be more uncertain than ever amid a spiraling dispute over landownership that has divided the monks and pitched them against the governments of Greece and Egypt.
How an Egyptian Doctor’s Fad Diet Turned Deadly
The “tayyibat” diet, devised by the late Egyptian medical influencer Diaa al-Awady and drawing on Quranic language, splits food into "pure" and "harmful" categories while urging followers to eat sugar and starch, quit poultry and vegetables, and abandon conventional medicine, including insulin. Its harm is still being felt.
Hany Shenouda, the Maestro Who Modernized Egypt’s Music
From Al Massrieen to Amr Diab, the composer, producer and bandleader Hany Shenouda helped transform Egyptian music, launching some of the Arab world's biggest stars and creating a soundtrack that continues to resonate far beyond the country that produced it.
Egypt’s Counterrevolution Erects a Monument to Its Own Survival
At the inauguration of the government’s new, centralized military headquarters, President Sisi linked the multimillion-dollar project to preventing a repeat of the 2011 uprising, validating long-standing criticisms that the New Administrative Capital was largely designed to insulate the state from popular unrest.
The Suicide Crisis Stalking Sudanese Refugees
Sudanese refugees in Cairo are confronting trauma and mental distress amid a severe international funding shortfall that has all but eliminated crucial mental healthcare and cash assistance programs. Stories of survivors, doctors and aid workers show how a generation scarred by war is being failed.