Interviews

Dallia Abdelmoniem, a one time contributor to Insight Magazine, moved back to her home country Sudan after 23 years of being a Cairo resident, and set up a home-based baking business. She tells us what motivated her to take the business plunge and if it was all worth it.

Yezenia Navarro, Mrs. Mexico Universal 2016 and Mrs. UN ambassador of 2015, was recently invited by IBIS to come visit Egypt, support Egyptian Tourism and show the entire world how beautiful and safe a trip to Egypt can be. During her trip, she visited 57357 Children’s Cancer Hospital, The Magdi Yacoub Foundation and a few orphanages on the way- anything to highlight and boost. Not only has she been promoting the Egyptian land and attending charity events, but she’s also known for her internationally accredited campaign against domestic violence: ‘Queens without Scars’.  

The first edutainment centre for children in Egypt has finally come: KidZania allows children to exercise their natural tendencies to role-play while preparing them to the real world with life-like tools and a realistic child-size environment. Here is KidZania’s team on how the project emerged and what the hype is all about.  

We’ve seen and loved him in The Winner is My Father, the Middle East’s best entertainment show before it stopped airing. This isn’t your usual “Where are they now?” feature, because he hasn’t kept where he went a secret, and he’s soon to make a comeback with a new show, more charity and the philanthropic work he’s always been known for. Here’s Mohamed El Koossy on his prominence and humanitarian plans.

Known as Egypt’s own Mother Theresa, Heba Elsewedy is not merely a descendant of Egypt’s leading electronics company; she has been widely known for saving thousands of civilians during the January 25 revolution after which time she founded Egypt’s first-ever NGO dedicated to burn victims, Ahl Masr. We asked Heba everything we were curious about, here’s what she told us. 

Shiny White’s unprecedented success has certainly rendered itself the talk of the town. If you haven’t already had your teeth cosmetically corrected by Dr. Shady, then you’ve surely come across his remarkable work. From complicated prosthodontic surgeries, to flawless veneers; the Shiny White team does it all. We’ve spoken to the specialist team ourselves, and they opened up to us about their journey, debunked some dental myths, and gave us some juicy tips and tricks.

Who would have thought that in the age of government-approved animal massacres in Egypt there would come a team valiantly galloping through the streets of Cairo to save every animal soul in danger that crosses their path. It might sound like something you’d see on European news, but we’re proud to introduce you to Egypt’s first ever animal rescue NGO, CART, which was founded as a response to the mass poisoning of stray animals. If you haven’t heard of the organization, this interview with the founder of CART, Abdo Jo, might familiarize you with it a bit more.

We know and love him as Amin in Grand Hotel or maybe Sayed in Tare’y (My Road) as well as the fatuous character Dr. Sameh in ‘EL Feil EL Azra’ (Blue Elephant). He’s the true definition of the challenging ease, the one you notice between 20 superstars with his brilliant performance yet simple and close to the heart. Here’s a glimpse of Tayson’s life.

We’ve all undoubtedly heard about ‘Ignite’ and its growing success in leaps and bounds. (in)sight got together with the shrewd mind behind Cairo’s most talked about Fitness Centre, and he told us all about his journey of carving inroads for Performance Training in Egypt.

In a primarily patriarchal industry, you’d think a female DJ would have a hard time getting a foothold in the EDM world. Amira Yosry, also known as AM!RA, has beaten all the odds and run rings around her competition rendering herself as one of the most talked about rising DJs in Cairo.