A few days ago I attended my first Egyptian wedding. It was actually an engagement party, but quite extravagant in its execution, I'm wondering if this can be surpassed on the 'Big Day'. Half of the couple in question, Huda, is our classmate. She is half Austrian with an Egyptian father. We girls, Anna, Jameela,... Continue Reading →
Today’s Youth and What Happens Next in MaSr
I think you' re genuinely getting old when you start complaining about kids today and with 'kids' I don't mean teenagers'. I mean that lot that is about to graduate from uni. I'm telling you, they don't know how to party. The lot I hang out with are good students and good kids in the... Continue Reading →
The Focus of Fun and the Fun of Focus
After a leisurely weekend in Cairo, where I did nothing but enjoying the good life, the inevitable had to happen: Returning to Alex where we've got the sea, far less pollution and far more provinciality. (Is that an actual word?) When I returned from my trip with Simone, coming back to Alex felt like returning... Continue Reading →
Where Mass Tourism Rears its Ugly Head
As a fairly well travelled fairy I have treaded some well trodden paths and contributed to the deepening of an already beaten track. As I have mentioned previously tourist cliches are not that for nothing but the phenomena of mass tourism has been put in a whole new perspective for me and let me tell... Continue Reading →
My Cousin, My Colour
The radio silence has been due to some travelling through this ancient land with my Scandi friend Simone (say SeeMOnah in Scandi fashion) from London. We had been planning this trip before I left for Alex. It was supposed to be a big adventure, especially for Simone as she'd never done the 'backpacking experience' and... Continue Reading →
Sanity is in the Mind of the Beholder
So on Thursday I decided to go out with the girls, Anna and Jameela, who is now living with us. Nothing 'big', we went to see a film with friend Bee, who is a native Iskanderany. I hadn't been to the cinema for f*cking ages and I was rather excited at the prospect of watching... Continue Reading →
Another Night over Egypt
It's Thursday night, so I might as well go out. As tomorrow is jooma', the day of gathering or - for working folk and school kids- the day off, people pour out onto the streets to have some fun. I've never been a big fan of the Saturday night out - and the Thursday is... Continue Reading →
On Life, Risk and Death
Today we heard that one of the FusHa- Modern Standard Arabic- teachers at our centre had died in a car accident last night. I don't know the exact details, but as I understand it, it happened when he was on his way home travelling by mashrooha, a microbus, which has room for around 10 to... Continue Reading →
What’s in a Religion
There are people -muslims and non-muslims alike- who claim that islam is a religion of peace. Then you've got the fear and hate mongers, who believe that every muslim is a potential terrorist or at least a threat to western society. And then there is me, who's got a few muslim mates, who are all... Continue Reading →
Boulevard of Slick Dreams
It's that time of year, one of the biggest events in the world of entertainment will take place tonight. I will miss a good night sleep and I know it's so not gonna be worth it. It's the night of the Academy Awards. Back in the days when I went to drama school in Lowlands... Continue Reading →
Dark Fairy Adventures 