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The first time I visited the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), we were told at the entrance that the electricity was out, so probably

“How do you like your coffee?”  If I had an Egyptian pound for every time someone has asked me that after a meal, I could

Like a bird watcher, I wait for my moment.  Surrounded by a concrete jungle of shops and apartment buildings, I wait.  My finger is poised

I met a girl once on a minibus who helped me figure out how to get where I wanted to go.  During the course of

My Egyptian host family’s kitchen frightened me.  Was it the small size?  The dim lighting?  The rusty metal sink and tiny stove?  The gas tank? 

Pesto.  Second only to hummus, pesto is one of the most superior spreads known to humankind.  You may be familiar with the Italian version.  But

Our best friends are the Egyptian equivalent of “snowbirds.”  Around mid-May each year they abandon us for the cooler temperatures of Alexandria and remain there

When you find yourself in the old city of Rabat, and a charming Moroccan guy in his twenties is eager to sell you a tagine,

“Where can I have a picnic in Maadi?”  Maybe you, like many others, have recently asked someone this question.  Or perhaps not, because who in

No, your eyes do not deceive you.  Yes, the title of this post is “Coptic Easter.”  But, I can hear you asking, wasn’t Coptic Easter