How difficult it is to be a Mahmúd

by Barbora Zelenková on October 7, 2016

We are riding in an old battered Ford by the desert while the sun sets, after an afternoon swimming in Ain Sukhna – from the hotel´s beach resort. This is one of the few beaches in Egypt where mixed groups of young people are allowed to enjoy a sunny day by the sea. But there … Read More

Zabbaleen – The Garbage Collectors

by Barbora Zelenková on August 28, 2015

Cairo is one of these megapolis of the third world, which have to face up the negative effects of an ever-growing urban population. These include excessive amounts of waste, which of course, Cairo like any other Capital city produces. It seems, that people of Cairo invented spontaneous recycling cycle system which is able to sort … Read More