Cairo's houseboats: Life on the river waves
CAIRO: From the May 15 Bridge as it crosses to Giza you…
A world carried in piano notes
British jazz pianist Alex Wilson is one of those infuriating people blessed…
Blood in the sand
Czech film director Václav Marhoul says that his latest work, "Tobruk, is…
A palace in heaven
The children playing football in a side street near the Ibn Toloun…
Fighting harassment with Khalas!
Marcia has been in Cairo for just over three months now, and…
A game of Russian roulette
The last written words in Rawi Hage's debut novel are: "Any resemblance…
Tall tales and holy grails
A great many expat journalists in exotic places will recognize something of…
Not your ordinary travel article
It seemed the perfect evening in a way, laid out as we…
Of love, loss and dislocation
English author Alan Smart's collection of three short stories takes its title…