Do you know your thobe from your kanu? Your answer is probably No! So, what is a thobe or a kanu? Well it has many names:* thobe (Arab peninsular)*...

A well-known artist As you wander around Egypt, at bookshops, gift shops, stationary shops, one begins to notice a specific kind of artwork that...

4 Wise Men One of the hotels near where we live, is called the ‘Nobel Hotel’. I had always assumed it was a spelling mistake, which was meant to be...

One of the greatest travellers of all time. If you were asked to name some of the greatest travelers of all time, who would you say? Herodius Marco...

The wonderful ironing men of Egypt! Each of us has a household chore that we absolutely dread. I know that even the idea of ironing anything other...