Mai Samih's Articles

Through animated videos on his Super Chef channel, Palestinian-Egyptian Hazem Sobhi is teaching families across the Arab world the basics of cooking and healthy eating.

Mai Samih reports on two exhibitions providing basic Ramdan staples and home decorations.

In his new exhibition artist Yasser Gaessa asks whether we own our products or are owned by them, writes Mai Samih

Mai Samih explores some of the intriguing names that the ancient Egyptians gave to their newborns.

A new book by Montasser Thabet takes readers on a journey through time to understand how the ancient Egyptians lived, .

An Egyptian entrepreneur-support organisation and a well-known carpet manufacturer have joined forces to assist owners of small carpet-weaving and embroidery businesses.

At the fourth annual HERizon Summit 2025 launched by Carerha platfrom, young founders took the stage to explain how Gen Z entrepreneurs are rewriting the rules of branding.

Mai Samih explores the challenges facing a local NGO whichcares for children with cerebral palsy

Al-Ahram Weekly takes a tour of the famous Azbakeya Book Market in Downtown Cairo as it reopens after renovation.

Queen Letizia of Spain turned heads in Cairo this week not only for her elegance but also for her deliberate choice to showcase Egyptian-made fashion and jewellery, spotlighting local talent and women-led enterprises.

An Egyptian foundation is teaching young people more about ancient Egyptian civilisation as a way of revivifying the glory of their ancestors.

Greater efforts are being exerted to empower Egyptian young people and raise awareness of the dangers of illegal immigration.

Passengers sing the praises of Egypt’s first Bus Rapid Transit.

3al Kanabaa – Arabic for On the Sofa – is a graduation project by fourth-year mass communication students at Cairo University. It’s an online platform created to help youth navigate psychological and social challenges.

Students at Cairo University’s Faculty of Mass Communication have been bucking some trends of digital journalism by producing a magazine for young people.

Students from Cairo University's Faculty of Mass Communication have initiated the Dolabeco campaign to raise awareness about the environmental and social impacts of fast fashion.

An Egyptian NGO has been working on spreading the values of tolerance and cooperation among communities across Egypt.

Under the slogan of the exhibition Masr Bettetkalem Herafi (Egypt Speaks through Crafts), Deyarna (Our Home) was inaugurated by Minister of Social Solidarity Maya Morsi and Minister of Agriculture Alaa Farouk. Launched this week at the Agricultural Museum in Dokki, Deyarna is part of an initiative, Creativity from Egypt, with the aim of supporting craft.

THE MINISTRY of Social Solidarity has launched the third phase of the Ana Mawhoub (I am Talented) initiative to find gifted children in clubs and centres that combat child labour.

A new charity initiative, Tohat El Kheir, opens kitchens for culinary students and their teachers to participate in ita'm (cooking for the needy) during Ramadan.

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