Ok so it’s 2011. Happy New Year to all my readers. For those of you who have stumbled across my blog looking for something completely unrelated….fear not thats how most people ended up here and they stayed and we grew old together.  2010 was a challenge for me. It was my first full year in [...]

Celebrated at Cairo’s El-Hussein Mosque (Khan El Khalili), Ashura recalls the martyrdom of Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed who was killed in 680AD. Throughout the day and evening, visitors can catch Shia Muslims performing zikrs (religious dances) and traditional music. An excellent chance to get some pictures, but try to be a little discrete. The [...]

The Cairo Opera House bursts into life when the Arab Music Festival is in town. It attracts top instrumentalists, singers and established ensembles, and provides visitors with a great opportunity to enjoy music from the Arab world at its very best. Where: Cairo Opera House, Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Gezira Time: Daily 8pm-10pm Tel: +20 (0) [...]

Egyfitex 2010 is the first specialized exhibition for Fitness, Medical wellness and Sports technologies featuring international speakers and Exhibitors to be held in the heart of the Middle East, CAIRO, to provide a networking platform and to bring together the entire Fitness, Medical wellness & Sports industry under one roof to launch, showcase, market, promote [...]