I watch Al Jazeera English pretty much constantly these days – another hangover from the Revolution. I wasn’t always impressed with its revolution coverage, which struck me as unnecessarily emotive at times. Call me old-fashioned but I still believe that us journos need to strive for objectivity, as impossible as that may be in practice. … Continue reading »
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The day of no departure
The ‘day of departure’ may not have gone to plan but the ‘revolution’ seems to be back on track. Unbelievably, despite the bloodshed and bitterness of the last two days, thousands and thousands of people made their way once more to Tahrir yesterday (which must surely be re-named Jan 25 Square soon, to accompany 6 … Continue reading »
Notes on a revolt – part 2
The eyes of the world are on Egypt, but few of us can communicate with the outside world. Today is day four of the internet blackout so I have asked a friend in England to post this for me. Our mobile phone service was resumed on Saturday but we can’t send or receive text messages. … Continue reading »
Why Cairo?
I’m always asked this – what brings a British Indian woman all the way from London to Cairo? For the average Cairene, especially, there is bemusement – why would you give up all the conveniences and luxuries you have in London to live here? I’ve given it a lot of thought and I still don’t … Continue reading »
You get the love life you deserve…
…is a quote I heard in a movie once (a pretty awful rom com in every other way so I won’t mention it) and it struck a chord. The full quote went something like this: Every woman gets the love life she deserves. Now I think it applies as well to men as it does … Continue reading »
Fake it ’til you make it…
is the motto of a very good friend of mine and I’ve decided to try and put it into practice The principle is this: if you’re feeling down for whatever reason, or you’re hit by ennui or that malaise that seems to hang around every so often, don’t do what seems most tempting – to me … Continue reading »
