Into The World of Locandt Bir El Watawyt With Ahmed Mourad

After publishing his seventh novel, iRead team sat down with the prominent novelist and scriptwriter Ahmed Mourad to explore his newest novel Locandt Bir El Watawyt which translates as The Bats Well Hotel, for us to hear all about it, and the inspiration behind it…

What inspired you to dive into the world you created in the novel?

Firstly, I noticed we have a shortage of serial-killing novels, we don’t have the literature that covers this area. Secondly, crime fiction is stigmatized as popular literature, and the term “popular” is wrongly used, describing it as popular means it’s loved and appreciated by the mass, not that it’s low level or quality.

Thirdly, the 1865 period is a bit concealed, and we know next to nothing about it in the history of literature, so without question, this stimulated me to write about it. Therefore I wanted to create a mixture of all the things I long to read about but didn’t find in Arabic literature.

Are there true events or characters in the story?

The whole story is pure fiction. The novel takes place in a time that actually existed. Some factors and characters are real, but of course, all that occurs in the novel are works of the imagination.

The novel is inspired by reality, but it went into a fiction area that I’ve never tried before in any of my previous novels. For the novel to be revolving around the experience of a schizophrenic paranoid person, it definitely leads to a new result in writing.

Were the readers’ reactions to the novel as you expected?

No matter how hard you try, the reader always surprises you. Some readers got the trick of the novel, and that I will play with the paranoia and schizophrenia card, and that this is the diary of a madman after all, so we have to follow his madness and see where he will lead us.

Some other readers didn’t get this point or didn’t completely grasp it, so they wondered how a man can call himself a messenger of God, what they missed is the fact that one of the symptoms of paranoia and schizophrenia is the patient thinking they are magnificent. Other readers started judging the character, thinking it’s promoting a way of thinking, even though it’s just a novel.

Is there a certain message you wanted to deliver through the story?

The message of a novel makes it carry more than its capacity, the main message should be for people to enjoy and be entertained; to read about a different era, to live an unusual experience. Don’t believe novels, they are after all just a tool to tell tales, we should enjoy them without conditions and pressure on them.

Every reader can come out with a message on their own, and it will be a special product for them. Furthermore, we should learn not to read history from novels, if we want to, we should turn to history books that study eras and facts.

What do you say to people who are about to read the novel?

Put aside all your convictions, just read without resisting the events of the novel. Don’t try to analyze it, just try to solve the mysteries and live the experience with the main character. Don’t be afraid of the taboos that you might feel were broken because novels are written to break taboos; slavery was at a time legal, and some of the main factors that helped put a stop to it were stories, novels and movies.

Art gives a nice color to everything.

Kimbo: Italian-American Cuisine at City Center Almaza

Kimbo is an Italian-American restaurant offering heartwarming, comfort food in a relaxing yet elegant atmosphere. From breakfast to dinner, to a chat over coffee and dessert, you will surely find something to please your mouth and soul.

Dishes Sampled

We arrived around noon just in time for a big brunch and started with the Authentic Breakfast. This consisted of two sunny side up eggs on a layer of sourdough bread accompanied by slices of turkey and beef bacon, mini portions of cream cheese, labneh, honey and jam along with a freshly baked plain croissant. All breakfast choices come served with a green salad on the side.

Next up we delved into a dish of creamy Polenta topped with two poached eggs, garnished with sautéed mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes, and sprinkled with chia seeds for a final nutritious touch. The polenta was a pleasant surprise, tasty and loaded with flavor – highly recommend.

We were served one more breakfast dish, the Salmon Poach. Smoked salmon on a layer of sourdough bread topped with two poached eggs, hollandaise sauce and capers. We enjoyed an Almond Croissant with a nice warm cup of coffee to wrap up our lovely brunch. We also sampled the Popcorn Latte, a signature Kimbo drink consisting of popcorn syrup, coffee and milk. A tad sweet, we were still amused by the taste of popcorn syrup.

Kimbo

Other Menu Options that Appealed & Beverages Available 

Such an extensive menu with cold and hot beverages.

Décor & Ambience

The restaurant is located on the second level of the mall, easily reached by a flight of escalators from the parking area (A3). Kimbo has two main areas, indoors facing the mall hall and outdoors overlooking the Food Hub patio.

Social Distancing and Hygiene Standards

The restaurant seems to have taken serious care of its hygiene and sanitation procedures. The menu has been digitalized and it is available through a QR barcode attached to the side corner of the tables. The staff is wearing masks and shields for extra protection. The tables have been spread out, giving guests a comfortable social distance space between other groups of people.

Clientele Mix: Mall goers, friends and families.

Price Range: Reasonably priced – good value for a meal

Worth Noting: There is a variety of coffee brewing methods from their specialty coffee corner.

Contact Information:

Opening hours: From 10 am to midnight
Address: City Center Almaza – Sheraton Al Matar
Tel: +2 0101 052 2533
Facebook: @kimborestaurant
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Diwan’s September Reads about Happiness and Love

We all know the past period has been tough on everyone, that’s why Diwan’s best books to read in September recommendations for September will help you escape through a few novels about love, happiness and family.

  1. Five Languages of Love

By Dr. Gary Chapman

Between busy schedules and long days, expressing love can fall by the wayside. We forget to compliment, to give gifts “just because,” to linger in our embrace. The things that say “I love you” seem to either not get said or not get through. This is a book about saying it—and hearing it—clearly. No gimmicks. No psychoanalyzing.

Five Languages of Love

Just learning to express love in your spouse’s or child’s language. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman’s proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner, and deepen bonds with your children, starting today.

2. The How of Happiness

By Sonja Lyubomirsky

Drawing on her own groundbreaking research with thousands of men and women, research psychologist and University of California professor of psychology Sonja Lyubomirsky has pioneered a detailed yet easy-to-follow plan to increase happiness in our day-to-day lives — in the short term and over the long term.

The How of Happiness

The How of Happiness is a different kind of happiness book, one that offers a comprehensive guide to understanding what happiness is, and isn’t, and what can be done to bring us all closer to the happy life we envision for ourselves. Using more than a dozen uniquely formulated happiness-increasing strategies; The How of Happiness offers a new and potentially life-changing way to understand our innate potential for joy and happiness as well as our ability to sustain it in our lives.

3. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

By Melinda Gates

A debut from Forbes‘ third most powerful woman in the world, Melinda Gates, a timely and necessary call to action for women’s empowerment.The Moment of Lift

In this candid and inspiring book, Gates traces her awakening to the link between women’s empowerment and the health of societies. She shows some of the tremendous opportunities that exist right now to “turbo-charge” change. And she provides simple and effective ways each one of us can make a difference.

4. Sex and Vanity

By Kevin Kwan

Sex and Vanity

Kevin Kwan’s newest novel is a glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the ‘waspy’ fiancé of her family’s dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with.

5. The Vanishing Half

By Brit Bennett

A new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.

Vanishing HalfThe Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities.

Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters’ storylines intersect?

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A Recipe for Daphne: Old Love, Historic Recipe & Family Intrigue

Nektaria Anastasiadou is the author of the forthcoming A Recipe for Daphne. She is the 2019 winner of the Zografeios Agon, a Greek-language literary award founded in 19th-century Constantinople. Currently, she lives in Istanbul.

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

I always wanted to be a writer because I have always loved losing myself in the imaginary worlds of novels. For me, being a writer is neither a gift nor a curse. It is a vocation that requires absolute dedication, a great deal of work, and much patience. I feel blessed to have all three.

 

A Recipe for Daphne is your first novel. Where did the main idea for the book come from?

One day in 2010 or 2011, an elderly Rum (from the Greek word Romiosi, which literally means ‘Roman’), gentleman told me about a forgotten pastry called the Balkanik. He described it as a large éclair, but with differently flavored crèmes inside. Each crème symbolized a different Balkan people and their harmonious coexistence.

Because the peaceful coexistence of peoples with different religions, cultures, and languages is something that fascinates me, I knew that I wanted to write about a pastry chef who would resurrect that old recipe. Thus, my character Kosmas was born.

At that time, I was renting an apartment in the historical street of Faik Paşa in the Çukurcuma neighborhood of Istanbul. One evening I was sitting in my cumba—a traditional bay window—and imagining how the street’s old buildings would have looked when they were built in the nineteenth century, or even half a century prior. I began writing about them in my notebook from the perspective of an old man who had lived all his life on that street, who had seen its changes over time. That old man became Fanis.

The pastry and the street came together into a story when I had a discussion with friends about the difficulty of finding a mate within a small community (the Rum minority of Istanbul is estimated at about two thousand people). I wanted to write about this challenge, so Fanis and Kosmas had to be on the lookout for a Rum wife.

If she were already in Istanbul, they would have found her already because everyone knows everyone within a community of two thousand. Consequently, a woman would have to come from outside, but I didn’t want her to come from Greece because I don’t think that we should limit ourselves to the idea that only Greeks understand Rum culture. For that reason, I made Daphne American.

Can you share a little of the story?

Fanis, a widower and retired antique dealer, is at the center of a group of Istanbul Rums who meet regularly for afternoon tea in Cihangir. When Fanis’s friend Gabriela brings her American niece to tea, Fanis is smitten but also unsettled because Daphne reminds him of the fiancée that he lost during the 1955 riots.

Fanis’s friend Kosmas, a master pastry chef on the lookout for a good Rum wife, also falls for Daphne. She is intrigued by his search for a forgotten Ottoman recipe, but can she love him in return? Or will a family secret threaten their chances?

6 Savory and Sweet Lunchbox Treats

Make the return to school special by thinking outside of the box when you fill-up the lunch box. Try these healthy and tasty ideas to keep kids asking for more!

Apple Oatmeal Cookies

As nutritious as they are yummy, pop one or two in the lunchbox for a midweek treat.

6 Savory and Sweet Lunchbox Treats

Ingredients:
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 apple – peeled, cored and shredded
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius. Mix together brown sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
  2. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in the rest of the ingredients, except for powdered sugar and milk. Stir until well blended.
  3. Drop on a cookie sheet or baking tray and bake 9 to 12 minutes. Mix powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl and drizzle over cooled cookies.

Zucchini Bread

Eating your vegetables has never been so much fun with this easy bread.

6 Savory and Sweet Lunchbox TreatsIngredients:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation:

  1. Grease and flour two loaf tins. Preheat oven to 165 degrees Celsius.
  2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
  3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl.
  4. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared loaf tins.
  5. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Cool in pans on a rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.

BBQ Chicken Wrap

6 Savory and Sweet Lunchbox TreatsIngredients:
• 4 slices beef bacon
• 1/2 small onion, chopped
• 3 cups shredded, cooked chicken breast meat
• 2/3 cup barbeque sauce
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 large pieces shamy bread.

Preparation:

  1. Fry the beef bacon in a large pan over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove from the pan to drain on paper towels; crumble.
  2. Add the onion and shredded chicken to the pan. Fry over medium heat with a few drops of oil until onion is tender.
  3. Stir in 1/3 cup of barbeque sauce, and remove from the heat.
  4. Mix in the cooked beef bacon.
  5. Divide the chicken mixture between the two pieces of shamy bread to within 2 cm of the edge. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the filling.
  6. Sprinkle the cheese and cilantro over the top. Roll gently and bake for around 5 minutes in a preheated oven, or until browned to your liking.
  7. Cool for a few minutes then cut each wrap in half.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Tossed grilled chicken, romaine and fresh tomatoes with pasta in a creamy Caesar dressing.

6 Savory and Sweet Lunchbox TreatsIngredients:
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup Parmesan
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon finely grated garlic
• 8 ounces penne pasta
• One medium boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, plus more for oiling the grill grates
• 2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
• 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 medium vine-ripe tomatoes, chopped

Preparation:

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Whisk the mayonnaise, Parmesan, sour cream, lemon juice, Worcestershire, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper together in a large bowl.
  2. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to the package directions.
  3. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool. Add it to the large bowl and set aside.
  4. Prepare a grill or grill pan for medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken breast with salt and pepper.
  5. Lightly oil the grill grates or grill pan. Grill the chicken, on both sides until cooked through. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes, then cut into pieces.
  6. Add the grilled chicken, romaine, celery and tomatoes to the bowl and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

What’s not to love about this decadent combination! They will be gone in a flash.

6 Savory and Sweet Lunchbox TreatsIngredients:
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2, 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chopped semisweet chocolate

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth.
  2. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the corn syrup, water, and vanilla.
  3. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture.
  4. Fold in chocolate chunks. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls 6 cm apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
  5. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden.
  6. Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Mini Quiches with Peas and Beef Bacon

These can be party favorites, or a tasty way to jazz up a lunchbox!

6 Savory and Sweet Lunchbox TreatsIngredients:
• 6 slices beef bacon
• 5 eggs
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
• Frozen puff pastry

Preparation:

  1. Preheat the oven to 190 Celsius. Add the beef bacon to a pan, turn the heat to medium-high and cook until browned and crispy on both sides, about 7 minutes.
  2. Drain on paper towels, then dice and set aside.
  3. To a medium bowl, add the eggs, heavy cream, paprika, cayenne (optional), Dijon mustard and some salt and pepper; whisk to combine. Add the beef bacon, peas and Gruyere; fold to combine and set aside.
  4. Lightly roll out the defrosted pastry and cut out into 12 rounds using a round cookie cutter. (If necessary, roll out the scraps and cut out more rounds.)
  5. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray. Press each pastry round into a
    muffin tin cup, crimping the edges. Divide the egg mixture between the pastry cups.
  6. Bake until just set, about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

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Crave: Burgers in the Lunchbox… Made Easy!

Summer is coming to an end it’s time for kids to head back to school. You know what that means: time to start thinking about school lunches. Here’s one idea that is sure to make your kiddos happy and make preparation easy for mom and dad as well!

This recipe freezes as well so you’ll always have something ready when there’s no time, or energy, to make a lunchbox.

Lunchbox Burgers

Ingredients:

  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ kg ground chuck beef
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons mayonnaise

Preparation:

  • If using an oven, preheat the oven to 120oC, if using a griddle, preheat to 180o
  • Combine the onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
  • Line a sheet pan with parchment paper, and place the ground chuck beef in the middle of the pan. Cover the meat with a large sheet of plastic wrap. Roll meat with a rolling pin until it covers the surface of the pan; remove the plastic wrap, and sprinkle the meat with the seasoning mixture.
  • Fold the meat in half, from side to side, using the parchment paper. Cut the meat into 8 even squares and place on the griddle to cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
  • Once the burgers are done, leave out to cool. Once completely cool, you can place in sealable sandwich bags or in an airtight container and place in the freezer.
  • When making the lunchbox, take out the burger to thaw from the night before, warm it up in the microwave and place inside a burger bun.
  • Put a slice of tomato and lettuce in the lunchbox, along with a piece of cheese so that your little one can easily build their burger.

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Living the Life You Seek

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By Maggie Balbaa

In this very unique experience we are enduring together in 2020, our lives have changed drastically in so many ways. The pandemic, the home-stay and all of the related stress, if anything, has made us realize some deep truths we might have been otherwise “asleep” to.

We’ve been following unconscious patterns of repetitive thoughts, emotions and behaviors, over and over again. Just like a guinea pig, trapped in a wheel, exerting so much effort, thinking the world revolves around that little circuit of his. When the lockdown hit, the little fellow had to step down off his habitual daily routine… and suddenly he could see the hoop.

Maybe it was a surprise, maybe not. But in all cases, when forced to take an observer position of the hoop, to see it from the outside, and discover what we call in coaching “the personal autopilot”, it is pretty shocking to the whole system. That little fellow represents each one of us drowning in our daily routines, being sucked up by our self-created “comfort zone”, that is, in reality most of the time more of a “suffering zone”. In that space lies a golden opportunity to activate real personal change by reflecting on what really matters in life and seeing in which areas we want to grow. Here are some tips that can help in that shift:

  1. Assess your current state.

This will help you see what is serving you and what is not serving you anymore. Real change starts when space is made for it after the process of letting go of the unnecessary to allow space for the new… A ‘new you’ that brings you a sense of fulfilment, achievement and ignites your self-worth light.

This can be simply done by truly observing your current state and where difficulties and struggles are situated for you. You will even discover some areas where you wish to grow such as hobbies that you have left behind, things that you want to learn or some needed self-development.

  1. Set new outcomes for yourself.

I prefer the word “outcome” to goal. For one, because it is more used in the Neuro Linguistic Programming world, and two, because it signifies more that the outcome you get is based on the planning and effort that you do to reach it. For an outcome to become achievable, it needs to be personal, to be Owned by YOU. It also needs to be Specific which will give you more details and more insight into what you are hoping to accomplish. You can help yourself in that by answering these 5 key questions about your outcome: What? When? Where? How? And with whom?

For the outcome to be fulfilling, it needs to be matching with your values and beliefs. This is what is called an ecological/ethical check for your outcome, where you make sure nothing about it is negating one of your top values. For example: if you want to study a diploma abroad but this will require that you travel a lot, which will not fit with your family demands.  It will also likely collide with your “family” value, which could be one of your top values. A good solution would be to find an alternative for the travelling so as to make your outcome more satisfactory and ease the fulfilment sense that the outcome in itself is supposed to bring you.

  1. ALWAYS find room for yourself.

One of the most important teachings I received was to “Remember yourself, always”. We are all on a journey of self-discovery and growth. The key to doing that is by first knowing yourself. Consider it a trip that is very much worth taking. A deep dive into your own values, beliefs, life strategy, personal patterns and systemic view will be of great benefit regardless of where you are currently in your life. It is never too late and it is never too early when it comes to this type of observing that generates a lot of change.

  1. Daily.

Do you remember the guinea pig example? Meditation can give you the opportunity to step down off the wheel and observe what is going on with you and your life. This mental break does wonders to your hyper active brain, giving it room to break the thoughts cycle and allow what is commonly called, “out of the box” thinking throughout your day.

Meditation is like a sport, the more you train your whole system on it, the more the muscles grow and the more you start to feel the benefits in your daily life. The ideal dose is 20 minutes a day, but even a small exercise of breathing for 5 minutes will make a difference.

  1. Seek help.

Whenever you need to, seek professional help. The word help here varies from help in the work-place, to help with tasks you procrastinate, to the kind of help you need when you feel stuck in the same spot in your life, this constitutes a main stressor. Finding what pleases you and charges your soul is something you can seek help with. A lot of that help is now offered online, especially with the pandemic phase that we are going through. Help is literally one zoom call away.

  1. Move on with your lessons-learnt.

During those traumatic experiences that bare sudden changes, we tend to also rediscover what truly gives meaning to our lives. You might have been able to identify a thing or two that were taken for granted before, like those friends you have been wanting to see but didn’t make time for, or those hugs you missed because you sat in front of your TV and missed that gathering. Remind yourself of all of that and take it with you while you are moving on with your life. Hard times always hide buried hidden gems.

Maggie Balbaa
Integrative Coach and Trainer.
Company: Tareeq, The Consciousness Training and Coaching Co.
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Cascadia Creative Island in Sahel By Marseilia Group

• Marseilia projects changed the map of the north coast and Marseilia Land El Alamein in the heart of the expansion of the new city of El Alamein.
• The choice of “Cascadia” Location in Sidi Abdel Rahman came after careful studies to create added value for the entire North Coast region.

Marseilia Group has initiated 20 years ago in the Egyptian real estate market to develop everything that is unique and new, perhaps the most recent project Marseilia Beach 4 in the golden square of Sidi Abdel Rahman Bay on an area of 140 acres, which Marseilia is celebrating the delivery of the second phase of it now that the third and final stage is delivered in the year Next.

For more than 10 years, Marseilia had an insight and a pioneering vision in the development of Marseilia Land El-Alamein Resort, at Kilo 107, Alexandria-Matrouh road, to the north coast, which is now witnessing being in the heart of the touristic expansions of the new city of El-Alamein, one of the fourth-generation cities, one of the largest tourist movement witnessed in the region in front of the Marina and the new El Alamein Towers.

It is worth to mention that the group has developed its first touristic resorts on the tribal side of the north coast, so Marseilia resorts 1 and 2 had contributed to the group since then changing the map of the north coast and contributing to placing it on the global tourism map. Marseilia had the experiment once more by launching Cascadia – Sidi Abdel Rahman its latest project in north coast at kilo 134.5 Alexandria-Matrouh road.

The project is in the heart of Sidi Abdel Rahman, on an area of 40 acres, with an investment value estimated at 5 billion pounds. The project is characterized by a diversity of areas between 70 and 150 meters to suit all the needs and purchasing capabilities of customers as it is the least in the structural proportions in the entire North Coast projects as the units are on an area not It exceeds only 14% … and will contain the largest aqua park on the North Coast.

Sherif Heliw – Marseilia Group Chairman – stated that “Cascadia” project is an addition to Marseilia real estate portfolio that extends throughout Egypt over 20 years in the Egyptian market, as Marseilia insisted in that project on uniqueness and excellence in providing all that is new for Its customers.

“We have done many financial, market and investment studies to provide unique and distinct services for the benefit of customers that add value to the group’s projects and ensure the Continuity of life in the village throughout the year.”

The design of the project is unique and very distinctive in a way that simulate the Italian style. The residential units are on a group of floating islands surrounded by the largest lagoons and crystal lakes from all sides so it had been called creative island and Inspired by the project design and services it was crystallized in the image of “ the woman of the waterfall “ which combines elements of pure nature and beauty of design. The project will also include a touristic hotel, a Kids Zone , an entertainment island, an outdoor gym and a playground area for different sports.

The project will also include the first medical resort affiliated to the international “ELAJ” group in the north coast, whose branches are spread in eleven countries around the world, to serve the entire Alamein region.

“Heliw” added: We are held in continuous workshops with the stakeholders of ” ELAJ ” Group to put the finishing touches in reviewing the designs and graphics for the Medical Resort and it will be arranged soon for a big celebration on the occasion of the joining of a large health system such as ” ELAJ ” Group in Egypt for one of the group’s projects, and it is being prepared To sign contracts for the implementation of the largest water lagoons in the north coast with Crystal Lagoons International company in Cascadia project.

For more information you can visit the official website of the Cascadia project from this link.
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20 TV Shows to Catch in September

By: Mariam Elhamy

TV Addicts, rejoice! To keep you plugged into what is premiering every month, we put together a monthly list of new TV series set to air! We’ve added a description and a trailer for each show, so all you have to do is choose what sounds good and start streaming!

*Show are listed in alphabetical order

A.P. BIO: SEASON 3

Classes are back in session and your favorite rule-breaking teacher is ready to return to class. Jack becomes tenure as a high school teacher in Toledo, Ohio, after he’s forced out of his dream job at Harvard. Considering his new job only temporary, Jack doesn’t bother teaching biology.

AWAY

Astronaut Emma Green (Hilary Swank) leaves behind her husband (Josh Charles) and daughter (Talitha Bateman) for a dangerous mission to Mars in this drama written by Jason Katims and Jessica Goldberg.

Start watching now on Netflix

BAD BOY BILLIONAIRES: INDIA

Dive into the stories of India’s most infamous billionaires- Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Subrata Roy, and Byrraju Ramalinga Raju as they plan, plot and maneuver through their rises and falls.

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CHEF’S TABLE: BBQ

Chef’s Table goes inside the lives and kitchens of six of the world’s most renowned international chefs. Each episode focuses on a single chef and their unique look at their lives, talents and passion from their piece of culinary heaven.

Start watching now on Netflix

ENSLAVED

After taking a DNA test, Samuel L. Jackson traces his family to the Benga tribe in Gabon. While Simcha Jacobovici and Afua Hirsch research the possible locations of sunken slave ships with the help of 3D mapping and ground-penetrating radar in the six-part documentary series about the transatlantic slave trade.

L.A.’S FINEST: SEASON 2

Syd struggles with dealing with a friend’s sudden death and McKenna is dealing with problems in her marriage as Koreatown is hit by major crimes in the second season of the crime drama.

NOUGHTS + CROSSES

Following two young people, Sephy and Callum, who live in a dystopian contemporary state divided by colour. Sephy is a member of the black ruling class, whereas Callum is part of the white underclass, and they must fight to be together.

POWER BOOK II: GHOST

The spinoff to Power follows Tariq St. Patrick (Michael Rainey Jr.) as he begins college and tries to help his mother Tasha (Naturi Naughton) get out of jail. Meanwhile, Monet Stewart Tejada (Mary J. Blige) is targeting college students as new customers.

RAISED BY WOLVES

Two androids (Amanda Collin and Abubakar Salim) raise human children on a new planet, but their lives are changed when a ship from Earth arrives in the sci-fi drama created by Aaron Guzikowski.

THE BOYS: SEASON 2

Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) are in hiding as Homelander (Antony Starr) takes over as leader of The Seven, but new Supe Stormfront (Aya Cash) has plans of her own.

THE DUCHESS

Katherine (Katherine Ryan), a single mother with a nine-year-old daughter is thinking of having a second child with her ex (Rory Keenan) in this London-set comedy created and written by Ryan.

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THE GIFT: SEASON 2

No one has ever been there, not in the past ten thousand years, at least. No one has ever seen it before, except Atiye. She has been dreaming about it and painting it for all of her life. So, when she discovers that it has surfaced someplace else, she runs to it to find out how it connects to her dreams and her life.

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THE SOUNDS

Set against the backdrop of the stunning Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, Maggie and Tom arrive to escape his oppressive family and start a business. When Tom disappears, buried secrets and family plots make paradise less than perfect.

THE THIRD DAY

Sam (Jud Law) ends up on an island and finds inhabitants who want to protect their rituals at all costs while Helen (Naomie Harris) comes to the island looking for answers in this limited series created by Dennis Kelly and Felix Barrett.

TRANSPLANT 

Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed (Hamza Haq), a Syrian refugee now living in Toronto joins York Memorial’s Emergency Department led by Dr. Jed Bishop (John Hannah).

TYLER PERRY’S ASSISTED LIVING

After losing his job, Jeremy (Na’im Lynn) and his family move back to Georgia to live with his grandfather (J. Anthony Brown), who has bought a senior living home for the elderly. Luckily Mr. Brown (David Mann) and Cora (Tamela Mann) want to help out.

UNDERCOVER: SEASON 2

Undercover season 2 will see Kim and Bob in a whole new world where the illegal arms trade has gotten out of hand.

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WE ARE WHO WE ARE

14-year-old Fraser (Jack Dylan) adjust to moving from New York City to an Italian military base and connects with fellow 14-year-old Caitlin (Jordan Kristine Seamón) in this Luca Guadagnino coming-of-age drama series.

WOKE

San Francisco cartoonist Keef (Lamorne Morris) is close to making it into the “big time” when something happens that challenges his previous point-of-view in this comedy inspired by the personal experiences of writer/executive producer (and fellow cartoonist) Keith Knight.

YOUNG WALLANDER

Set in contemporary Sweden, a young 20-something Kurt Wallander (Adam Pålsson) investigates his first case in the series inspired by Henning Mankell’s character that had previously been central (as an older man) in both a Swedish and British series.

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