Four weeks ago, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President Ali Faramawy was contacted by Sawari Ventures’ Ahmed El-Alfy telling him about his plan to turn the AUC Greek Campus…
Author: Sherine ElBanhawy
Sherine ElBanhawy
A blogger, freelance writer, and full time mother/wife. She is committed to community service and feels it enriches ones life. She loves to travel, ride bikes, and read.
I have to admit, I feel quite a sense of accomplishment at having finally finished The Luminaries. Two weeks ago, I decided to review the book…
One of the few Egyptian authors who writes in English, Tarek Refaat writes on the side since his main job, a regional position, keeps him up…
The best thing in life is to travel: to change pace, to experience new sights and sounds, to excite your palette with new tastes and break…
Abdelrahman Wahba is one of three founders behind Iqraaly, a tech company formed at the end of 2010. They believed public radio was vulgar and boring,…
The way we understand the world has changed thanks in part to Malcom Gladwell. His books have launched a new genre known by some as “intellectual…
This week is the start of the yearly Nobel Prize announcements. One of the prizes I most look forward to hearing is Literature. It’s been…
Magdy El Shafee is the pioneer of the Arabic adult graphic novel in Egypt. Many even refer to him as the godfather of this genre in…
Today is the last day of Banned Books Week, a celebration of outlawed reads that started in 1982 to counter the practice of schools, libraries and…
Gretchen McCullough’s Shahrazad’s Tooth and Other Stories, published in June of this year, link together quite well and is overall a short, enjoyable read. This is…
