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Articles of the author Nesmahar Sayed
Ensuring an iron-clad infancy
Professor Ekhard Ziegler believes infants can be at risk of iron deficiency, which can be identified at one month of age by measuring the signs of iron endowment. If iron endowment is low due to genetic factors, then the baby is at high risk of iron deficiency. The mother's iron intake has no (...)

19 - 03 - 2013
Children for the planet
On the occasion of the Cairo Climate Talks, Nesmahar Sayed finds out how the world's children are saving the planet "The world is not ours. We just live in it, temporarily that is. What is going to happen in 60 or 70 or even 100 years from now?" This was a question that Mariam Reda, a student, (...)

18 - 10 - 2012
Education for parents
While many teachers complain about their students' attitude in class, Nesmahar Sayed discovers that some parents can be even more annoying The school year has begun, and many parents have been complaining of the anxiety they suffer from because of their children. While teachers have been asking for (...)

11 - 10 - 2012
Make way for Prince of Peddle
Nesmahar Sayed and Osama Kamal follow the street vendor saga Nearly 20 months ago, millions took to the streets to demand political freedom. Since then, another wave of humanity has taken over, furiously selling stuff on the sidewalks. Just as Tahrir Square was the site of the first revolution, it (...)

13 - 09 - 2012
Where readers fear to tread
Famous for selling old books in downtown Alexandria, Al-Nabi Danial is being cleared. Nesmahar Sayed talks to some perturbed residents Al-Nabi Danial is one of the oldest streets in downtown Alexandria, linking Misr Railway Station in the south and Al-Raml Station in the north. Yet it has always (...)

13 - 09 - 2012
Hide and seek
Markets, it is said, are to open for street vendors. Nesmahar Sayed talks to both supporters and opponents of the project while Sherif Sonbol captures the sights "Allocating markets for street vendors is very appealing to me. It is better than the hide and seek game we're always playing with the (...)

30 - 08 - 2012
Identity T-shirts
Alkhamees is more than a brand name. As Nesmahar Sayed found out, it is the latest example of applied art "It is a way to express Egyptian identity through colours and lines," Omneya Tarek, a first year student at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, said. She was giving me a tour of the (...)

28 - 06 - 2012
Waiting for the president
On 2 June 2012, Nesmahar Sayed spent three hours in a world apart Preparations for the fateful day -- the sentence in the trial of the former president, his sons, his interior minister and said minister's aides -- was every bit as high-profile as the names involved. The trials of well-known (...)

07 - 06 - 2012
Abbasiya, a neighbourhood for all
Clashes between the army and protesters in front of the Defence Ministry in Abbasiya made the headlines last week, pushing the district and its residents into the limelight. But this is a district that has been equally shaped by history, culture and fine architecture, as Al-Ahram Weekly (...)

10 - 05 - 2012
One woman's viewpoint
Clashes between the army and protesters in front of the Defence Ministry in Abbasiya made the headlines last week, pushing the district and its residents into the limelight. But this is a district that has been equally shaped by history, culture and fine architecture, as Al-Ahram Weekly (...)

10 - 05 - 2012
In search of a president
Presenter Tarek Habib has been interviewing all the presidential candidates on his popular TV show. He spoke to Nesmahar Sayed about the candidates, the media and his passion for interviews Egyptians have been busy lately figuring out which presidential candidate they will vote for in the upcoming (...)

03 - 05 - 2012
A wise man from the East
Somewhere between photography, graphic design and filmmaking, Nesmahar Sayed finds Ahmed Youssef "I was supposed to study cinema but my father refused and I was forced to study management," Ahmed Youssef recounts. This did not stop him; and the first step on the way was an unplanned meeting with (...)

16 - 02 - 2012
Lest we forget
25 January still has another meaning, writes Nesmahar Sayed When former president Hosni Mubarak declared 25 January an official holiday in 2009, he could never have imagined that this would be the day on which a revolution would overturn him and his regime. Mubarak originally chose this day to (...)

26 - 01 - 2012
From Tahrir with love
Various, widely different postcards have been received from the square since the start of 2011: Nesmahar Sayed ruffles through some "Tahrir Square became the focus of joy for all Egyptians after 25 January 2011," Samir Naeem, professor of sociology at Ain Shams University and the author of an (...)

29 - 12 - 2011
The size of zero
Nesmahar Sayed talks to supporters of Asmaa Asmaa is an evocative girl's name with roots in the Arabian peninsula; it also means "names" (the plural of issm ). The woman whose life story the film Asmaa tells has a different name, of course, but aside from the necessity of changing it, the director (...)

15 - 12 - 2011
Strictly business
Nesmahar Sayed finds how Tahrir is still generating a new wave of businesses and clashes During all times of crises, there are casualties and there are beneficiaries. Being the centre of action in the past nine months, all eyes were on Tahrir, and with each million Friday protest, more people from (...)

01 - 12 - 2011
On guard again
Popular committees are back, this time to protect the rights of voters to choose their candidates, Nesmahar Sayed reports "They are like the popular committees which came out on the streets to protect homes and properties on 29 January. But our committee is here this time to protect voters in our (...)

24 - 11 - 2011
A meaty matter
With the Eid right around the corner, the cost of sheep is increasing. Nesmahar Sayed sees how merchants and customers are getting along Sitting in an alley in Ard Al-Lewaa, a very high density district in Giza governorate, Gaafar Farag, 43, a butcher and a sheep merchant, is surrounded by camels, (...)

03 - 11 - 2011
Virtual profits
Though network marketing has taken off in Egypt, it is still perceived with much suspicion, reports Nesmahar Sayed "Dear friend, I've started a new business. I'd like to meet you to tell you all about it, and for you to become my partner. For your sake, the sooner you meet me, the better!" Over the (...)

27 - 10 - 2011
On a date
Nesmahar Sayed and photographer Sherif Sonbol joined the buzzing palm owners on their collection spree It was our second visit to Al-Marazik, an hour from Cairo, on the road to Upper Egypt. The first visit was to learn about palm trees and the date market. However, the second time around was more (...)

20 - 10 - 2011
A dream comes true
For many girls in Upper Egypt, being able to read and write can be a dream come true thanks to an innovative public-private educational partnership, reports Nesmahar Sayed My dreams used to be about biscuits and toys, but now they are about books and exercise books," are the words of a song written (...)

15 - 09 - 2011
Private sector, public interests
Egyptians could soon be buying petrol or happy meals based on the corporate social responsibility programmes of the companies they are buying from, says Nesmahar Sayed "If Vodafone is developing schools, Chipsy helping schools, Resala clothing the poor, Mobinil offering jobs for hundreds of (...)

25 - 08 - 2011
The best dates for Ramadan
Nothing is as good as dates for breaking the Ramadan fast. Nesmahar Sayed and photographer Sherif Sonbol search for Egypt's best The entrance of the Al-Maraziq village in the Giza governorate on the Upper Egypt road an hour from Cairo welcomes guests with palm trees, promising rich and nutritious (...)

04 - 08 - 2011
Al-Ahram Weekly
For the first time, Nesmahar Sayed attended the Sayeda Zeinab moulid, and found, as did Sherif Sonbol who took the pictures, the influence of the 25 January Revolution very much alive The driver was thrilled he was given the task of taking us to the Sayeda Zeinab moulid, or birthday celebrations. (...)

30 - 06 - 2011
These are their words
For the first time since the 25 January Revolution, Egyptian children have been able to express their wishes for a future Egypt. Nesmahar Sayed shared their dreams "What I love most about Egypt is its history. On the other hand, I hate people's bad manners when they are dealing with each other," (...)

26 - 05 - 2011
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