Magazine Articles



AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING
In a show of girl power, Egyptian women are fighting back against the bottom pinchers and gropers who plague the region: self-defence classes for women are becoming increasingly popular and karate classes especially so.



PROPERTY PROSPECTUS
The best quality of life in Cairo is not to be found in its glitzy but homogeneous satellite towns but in the old-fashioned charm of El Korba.



AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING
In a region where outward declarations of love or individuality are unbecoming, women have found another way of striking out - tattoos.



THE SPECIALIST
After 50 years, Abdel Zaher is still the best in the business



AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING
Starbucks finally made it to Egypt two months ago with two cafés in Cairo and one in Alexandria. But its arrival has not been as smooth as its lattes.