Rhubarb Silk Scarf

As promised, the rest of the pictures from my little rhubarb scarf lookbook. Just spoke to my seamstress today and she's done with hemmi...

The Bombardment of #Alexandria in 1882 in photos

The Rare Books and Special collections Digital library of The American University in Cairo has published a very rare collection of photos s...

Tuesday Night Music: Leonard Cohen

Rachel Corrie , it is your damn fault to stand in front of military bulldozers after all !!!

Now the Egyptian judiciary got a competition when it comes to politicized verdicts regionally : The Israeli judiciary !! Today an Israeli co...

Lost in the Dunes

What do you do to get yourself out of a writing funk? A month or two ago, I had ideas for two or three stories that excited me. But I got ...

DIY Laundry Soap

Sometimes there are pins out there that just work great for most people...and then the Pinterest Pixies decide they hate you and you get to ...

Morsi in China

President Mohamed Morsi started his visit to China today where he was received officially by Chinese president Hu Jintao in Beijing earlier...