Ramadan is the month of faith, spirituality and virtue. It’s also the month of food, especially desserts. Things like konafa, basbousa, baklava and om ali have…
Author: Maya Ammar
Maya Ammar
She is passionate about life, with a severe case of wanderlust. She's an avid sitcom watcher. Her life's theme song is Barbra Streisand's "Don't Rain On My Parade".
Every now and then, an ad pops up and it spreads more than the plague. This Ramadan, the “Coca-Cola A7la Ma3…” commercial, which features Coke cans…
If you can’t stay on top of all the series and their running times, we’ve got you sorted. Here’s a list of several Ramadan series and…
Ramadan is a beautiful month, no matter what year or which season. But we can’t help but feel a little nostalgic for things that used to…
You don’t speak Arabic until you speak it with your hands. In fact, you can figure out an entire conversation between two people via their hand…
The art scene in Egypt, like basically every other in the country, suffers from a lack of appreciation. Not enough exhibits, not enough funding for local…
Whenever we travel to Europe, my sister and I have this thing where we spot someone who’s speaking in Arabic and/or wearing a veil and exclaim,…
If you ask someone what item they would rescue first from their personal belongings in case of fire, “my cellphone” would be most people’s answer. Some…
If there’s one thing we don’t have a shortage of in Egypt, it would be places to eat. But it’s no secret that despite having so…
You can safely bet on finding LEGO in almost every child’s toy arsenal around the world, and thanks to M.E. Tags, it has just re-launched in…
