On Location: Cairo — Cough like an Egyptian

Jon Jensen — Special to GlobalPost September 25, 2009 07:13 ET

Desert ecotourism: what's in it for Egypt?

Does the downside of popularity with Western tourists outweigh the benefits? Depends who you talk to.


ElBaradei leaves Cairo ... for now

The former nuclear watchdog chief is most-talked-about critic — and potential rival — of Hosni Mubarak.


Opinion: What will it take for change to come to Egypt?

Mohamed ElBaradei went home with an idea: to help people exercise their freedom.


Cairo smokers shocked by sex warning

In a country of smokers that shuns talk of sex, anti-tobacco warnings highlighting impotence draw fire.


StreetLife: Jerusalem — This place is a zoo


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Poor of Cairo drown their sorrows in moonshine

"Bouza" — an ancient form of bootleg alcohol — is cheap, popular and frowned upon both by religious and medical authorities.