Critics argued that the remake of the Italian film “Perfect Strangers” flouted moral standards by projecting Western norms out of sync with the largely religious public across much of the Arab world.
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In Welcoming Prince Charles, Egypt’s Leader Sends a Message
The prince and his wife, Camilla, made Egypt their first foreign destination since the pandemic. Vestiges of British colonialism aside, they saw something new.
Cairo’s Antique Elevators, Glorious and Glitchy, Are Scenes of Love and Fear
For some Cairenes, the city’s geriatric lifts are beautiful marvels. Others consider them frustrating and frightening. Everyone has a story.
Egyptology Is Having a Big Moment. But Will Tourists Come?
Tourism in Egypt has been buffeted by political instability and terrorism. But the pandemic has dealt the industry its biggest blow in years.
Egyptology Is Having a Big Moment. But Will Tourists Come?
Tourism in Egypt has been buffeted by political instability and terrorism. But the pandemic has dealt the industry its biggest blow in years.
A Ramadan Closer to Normal for 2021
Compared with last year, when mosques around the world were closed because of the coronavirus, this Holy Month has limits, but friends and family, too.
22 Mummies Are Moved in a Glittering Display in Cairo
But the made-for-TV spectacle also underlined the jarring divide between Egypt’s celebrated past and its uncertain present.
The Freedom of Natural Curls: Egypt’s Quiet Rebellion
For decades, many Egyptians have been straightening their hair to fit a conservative, Western-influenced beauty standard. Many younger Egyptians are rejecting all that.
A Decade After the Arab Spring, Autocrats Still Rule the Mideast
The popular uprisings of 2011 mostly failed, but they gave the region a taste for democracy that continues to whet an appetite for change.
A Decade On, Silence Fills Egypt’s Field of Broken Dreams
In 2011, Tahrir Square was at the vanguard of popular uprisings known as the Arab Spring. But hopes for a democratic Egypt were crushed and the historic square given a sterile new look.