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Foul for a Fool
- Jun 14, 2022
- 1 min
A Taste of Downtown Cairo’s Best Foul & Ta’amiya Spots for International Falafel Day
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Foul for a Fool
- Aug 31, 2020
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Art for Millions of People: Fathi Mahmoud's 1951 Ode to the Solidarity of the World's Oppressed
The relatively unsightly Chamber of Commerce building in Downtown across the road from Horreya hides one of Egypt's greatest examples of...
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Foul for a Fool
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Abdeen Square's Um Kalthoum Mural
Om Kalthoum, also known as the Star of the East, Voice of Egypt and Egypt's Fourth Pyramid is a national icon. Her striking and...
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Foul for a Fool
- Jul 19, 2020
- 2 min
Cairo's Soor el Azbakeya Book Market
Egyptians still have a very strong literary culture, and it seems from my own impressions that Egyptians read far more than Europeans do....
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Foul for a Fool
- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
Retro Dining, Beers and Surprisingly Damn Good Coffee at Excelsior
Among Downtown Cairo's old retro cinemas like Metro and Miami, is a great little place called Excelsior. Situated in the old lobby of an...
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Foul for a Fool
- Dec 8, 2019
- 1 min
The Real Yacoubian Building
Alaa Al Aswany's classic novel The Yacoubian Building is an Egyptian classic and a great commentary on Cairo and Egypt. For many who...
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Foul for a Fool
- Dec 8, 2019
- 2 min
Taking a Party Boat on the Nile
Cairo's party boats cram the Nile at night, blasting Egyptian shaabi music, and lit up with neon lights. The large motorboats are usually...
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Foul for a Fool
- Sep 23, 2019
- 1 min
Celluloid Memories: Old Film Posters in Downtown Cairo
Egypt is famous for its cinema, and it's a point of pride for many. Even young Egyptians have an intimate knowledge of the classics of...
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Foul for a Fool
- Sep 23, 2019
- 2 min
The Stadium and the Street: Joys of Watching Football in Street Cafes
Football in Egypt is big. Egypt's star players are praised as heroes, and every city and town across the country shuts down with traffic...
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Foul for a Fool
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
Rooftop partying at Unicorn Gardens
The oddly-named Unicorn Garden is a welcome edition to Cairo nightlife. Situated on the rooftop of the Greek Campus in Downtown, this new...
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Foul for a Fool
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
Running The Cairo (half) Marathon
I have a love/hate relationship with running here in Cairo. The heat, traffic, pollution and lack of suitable routes can make the morning...
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