Niveen Ghoneim- Egyptianstreets “I decided to do my master’s because I didn’t like my job, I thought, I wanted to leave this job, but I didn’t know what to do, so master’s it is! Even the topic of my master’s thesis I didn’t pick because I didn’t know what to …
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Yuriko Koike’s inspirational journey
Nourhan Magdi – Egypt Today Yuriko Koike landed for the first time in Egypt in 1971. She arrived to study Arabic language at the American University in Cairo (AUC) before enrolling in Cairo University’s Faculty of Literature, from which she graduated in 1976. A veteran politician, Koike went on …
Read More »Discussing Mediterranean climate change with Nasser Kamel
Engy Magdy – Egypt Today Last month, the Bahamas was hammered by Category 5 Dorian hurricane that brutalized and damaged everything on the islands. Hurricanes, rising sea levels and many other threats are results of Climate change. The phenomenon of climate change was the main topic of the 74th …
Read More »Egyptian director Sherif Higazy is Making Waves in LA
Egyptianstreets Having worked with major artists and clients, 26-year-old Sherif Higazy is an Egyptian director, designer, and producer whose name you won’t want to forget. Sherif founded and is currently the Executive Producer of Thermonuclear, a Los Angeles based content studio “powering tomorrow’s stories for various industry leaders”. He has …
Read More »Advancing Africa through people, technology, innovation
Nourhan Magdi – Egypt Today Japan hosted last month one of its biggest business events, the seventh edition of TICAD, meant to raise awareness of importance of investing in Africa’s development among leaders, governments, international organizations and private sector. Egypt Today sat with Japanese Ambassador to Cairo Masaki Noke, …
Read More »“Cairo is our hub for exporting technological solutions to Africa and MENA”; IBM vice president
Ashraf Amin – Ahram Online In an exclusive interview during her first visit to Cairo, Senior VP of IBM Michelle Peluso said that the company is launching two new centres for digital marketing and the first model of Pathways in Technology Early College High-School in Egypt. The projects supported by …
Read More »Summer Health Guide From Yoga Instructor Farah Nofal
Egyptianstreets As the heat wave continues to sweep across Egypt this summer, it can be difficult to do anything other than stay inside an air-conditioned room and do little to no activity. Increased body temperature can also start to cause dehydration, tiredness, headache, and dizziness, which all greatly impact our …
Read More »Eco-Friendly Egyptian Fashion Brand for modern women
Merna Abdulaal – Egyptianstreets For years, the fashion industry has been overtaken by overconsumption, profit, waste, quick manufacturing, cheap production, and all the attributes of capitalism that continue to pose great dangers to our planet. Buying an outfit in today’s fast fashion industry is no longer about what you …
Read More »Introducing Digital Badging to Egypt
Egypt Today Badgewell, currently being incubated by NUTech Space with the support of IBM, is a digital badging and business solutions company that builds and operates digital badging and certificate platforms. They provide an educational multi-sided platform that offers digital badging and education credential management. Relying on IBM Block …
Read More »2020 Grand Opening for a Grand Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza Plateau is well on its way to its grand opening in 2020. Nevine El-Aref – Al-Ahram Weekly Overlooking the Pyramids on the Giza Plateau, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) with its eye-catching trapezoidal architectural design and distinguished external wall is surrounded by workers, …
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