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At least that's what I have deduced after looking at the lost & found section in the Egyptian weekly classifieds paper, Al-Waseet. The first scan is from Al-Waseet's July 7th issue, the other is from its July 23rd issue (I added the red...

Yesterday, during yet another battle with the perpetually horrible Cairo traffic, I got a phone call from my cousin that goes something like this: Cousin: Hey Hani what's up! Me: Nothing much. Just pulling my hair out in traffic. Cousin: I know. You...

Source Cairo is a truly fascinating city. It is an immense jumble of everything: people, vehicles, concrete, animals, junk. If you are a first-time visitor, not familiar with how things go in Cairo, the city mercilessly attacks your senses and...

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Reuters reports that a town in Germany is taken the rather radical action of removing all traffic lights in order to lessen the frequency of road accidents. From September 12, all traffic controls will disappear from the center of the western town of...

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People who "random through the street" are definitely a nuisance in Cairo. via Gridskipper

..but I still haven't got around to posting the rest of the entries from last summers trip to Europe. Hell, I almost forgot I even had a blog. The fall semester has started and its chockfull of fun: a full-time job and a full credit load. Probably not a...

February 12, 2006 | In: Cairo, Culture, Internet, blogs

Blog like an Egyptian

Venturing out of my usual reading in the technology/gadgetary and travel blogospheres, I've discovered a significant number of Egyptian blogs (by "Egyptian" I don't necceicarily mean that the author is Egyptian...s/he might also be an expat or simply a...

With the icy coolness and steel-nerved agility of a seasoned Cairene urban warrior, Mike dodges a close call with death as he demonstrates the proper way to kill yourself cross a main street in downtown Cairo... Check out Mike's illustrated...

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