The princess kisses a frog, but she turns into a vampire!!!!

Once upon a time, and far, far away, there was a young girl. She lived in an ordinary house, in an ordinary road, with ordinary parents. Really, there was only one reason why you would look twice at her, and that was because she was at that extraordinary moment of beauty when a girl turns [...]

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Virgin at a cheap price..

Once I saw this advertisement I was so confused, should I laugh or cry? I don’t see it as a cosmetic thing for pleasure, but more as a way to save the oppressed lives of the ‘virgin’ wives that many religions demand, and the ‘honour’ killings that can, and do happen a lot afterwards. As [...]

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I hear your song!!

This is my land, I was born here, and I will not let you rule. I will sit here defending my freedom. Give me liberty or give me death, give me the ability to think, the ability to express my thoughts, or the ability to act. You may take my arms, my legs, my voice, [...]

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Is Islamophobia in Europe leading to another holocaust?

After the tragic murder of Dr. Marwa el-Sherbini, the majority of Egyptian newspapers had given broad coverage to her death, describing the veiled woman as a “martyr” and suggesting that the killer was motivated by a hatred of Islam. I saw also that it has been too long since Egyptian bloggers came together under the [...]

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Fun in the amusement park :-)

In general, people are fairly thrill seekers. Why else would horror movies and haunted houses be so popular? When we are scared or excited, our bodies create adrenalin. Adrenalin, like endorphins, makes us happy. It’s a legal drug. And let’s face it. Nothing can be as exciting as a free fall from the top of [...]

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Killer Whales are more social than humans!!

In honor of the fresh new summer movie season my friend thought it might be a good idea to go all the way back to the beginning, the one that started it all, the granddaddy of summer movies, JAWS. And then skip forward two years to ORCA. Since I was a little girl I have [...]

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Newspapers will become obsolete!!

He initially moved to Sweden in the early eighties to work as a welder and a ship builder before moving to work in the digital world. Since then he has spread his journalistic knowledge across the globe teaching people from Africa to Britain how to get the best out of the internet and digital technologies. [...]

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Europe Street

(A unique blend of European flavors offered to you by EU Embassies in Egypt) This was the title of today’s exhibition. The European Street is financially supported by the Delegation of the European Commission in Egypt. The Europe Street celebration included stands by almost all the EU Member States and Egypt, with national food, drinks [...]

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