Egypt

Another Cairo

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Another Cairo by Habeeba

Egypt Ramblings is written by Erin, a ‘Kentucky gal’ who lives in Cairo with her Egyptian husband and child. She’s been in Cairo for eight years and it’s clear she knows and loves Egypt.

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November 23, 2010 0 comments

Training the Egyptian bloggers of the future

In 1992, a powerful earthquake hit the city of Cairo, in which 370 lost their lives, many more left injured, and even more were left displaced. Out of that tragedy, thousands of residents picked up and started over, settling in an area which is now the neighborhood of Masaken Alzelzal – Alhadba Alwosta (which can roughly be translated to Earthquake Neighborhood), located near the prominent Mokattam mountain. Now, it is a bustling suburb of the Egyptian capital with a growing population.”

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November 16, 2010 0 comments

The restless mind of an Egyptian student

Sara describes herself as ‘An Egyptian, extremely diversified, super procrastinator chocolate junkie with a memory span of a goldfish…’ Have a peek at life in Egypt through her Friday love list, a weekly list of things she loves.

You can find her at Ramblings of a Restless Mind, where she writes about a lot of things, including Arabic rap music, university graduation and the inescapable exams. Exams are the same for students everywhere, aren’t they?

June 4, 2009 4 comments