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The tablecloth fabric is a must have for this Spring, designers like Michael Kors, Altuzarra and Oscar de la Renta filled their collection for this season with gingham designs in different colours and shares, Lounge brings you the trend make sure to find your inspiration.
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Nehal Khalifa’s Spring/ Summer Collection for 2015
She named the collection ‘Kamadeva,’ which is the Indian cupid or the God of love in India. The spirit of the collection comes from the Indian culture specially the vivid colours, and how she use gold in accessories.
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The latest & newest beauty products & news you need to know.
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Dominique Hourany What Kind of Mother Are You?
We all want to have the most successful kids and so we go out of our way to help them to take the right path, but we sometimes tend to be too tough or too lose. This month Lounge gives Lebanese singer, actress and mother Dominique Hourany a quiz to know if she is too strict or too cool with her daughter, take the quiz to know what kind of mom you are.
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I would do anything for mom.. But I won’t do that...
We know mom is always right, and we know that the purpose of her advice is to make us a better person, but what is the one thing we won’t accept to change. This month Lounge asks its readers about the one thing they won’t listen to their mom’s advice about.
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The 7 Commandments to Winning Your Mother-in-Law
So you met someone, It got serious and now you’re tying the knot.. Congratulations, but remember old sayings of our parents and grandparents, you don’t only marry the one you love, you marry his whole family; specifically his mother. This month Lounge brings you the do’s and don’t’s of how to deal with your mother-in-law and win the most feared enemy among history once and for all.
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Mai Selim Yummy Mummy
This mother’s issue singer, actress and yummy mommy Mai Selim tells Lounge all about her coming acting projects, her album and the artistic talents of her only daughter Lily…
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Antonio Banderas in Sponge Out of Water
After the huge success Spanish actor Antonio Banderas received through participating with his voice in ‘Shrek,’ the Spanish actor tries his hands on another successful cartoon hit through playing the role of Burger Beard in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, J. I. Cuenca speaks to the actor to reveal more about the role.
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Determination of the Baby’s Sex: old wives’ tales versus genetic testing
There are myths that spread in our community and among pregnant women to determine the baby’s sex like you must be having a boy, if you have prolonged morning sickness, or she must be a girl because you are glowing. Now, Dr. Ahmed Ihab tells us how the science and technology are able to determine an unborn baby’s sex with very high precision without going through these old wives’ tales.
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Mother Day Gifts by H&M Home
H&M is pleased to announce that H&M Home will be available for the first time in the United Arab Emirates from March 2015.
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12 Lessons to Learn from Aswar El Amar
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Finally the most anticipated movie ‘Aswar El Amar’ is out after more than five years of waiting, and it was far from disappointing, directed by Tarek Elarian and starring non less than the talented Mona Zaki, the handsome Aser Yassin and Amr Saad, and written by non less than Mohamed Hefzy; it couldn’t be any better, without revealing much details and wasting the pleasure of watching the movie for those who hasn’t watched it yet, just for kicks Lounge brought you 12 lessons learned from watching ‘Aswar El Amar’…
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Chairman’s Letter CHAIRMAN Ahmed Helal EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sherif Ibrahim EXECUTIVE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Amira Tharwat GENERAL MANAGER Ahmed M. Hanohoum ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Khaled Ashraf Hegazy PR & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Nevine Helal SENIOR EDITOR Reem El Shennawi
In this month’s issue of Lounge, we celebrate with yummy mummy Mai Selim Mother’s Day speaking with her about her upcoming acting projects, her album and her beautiful daughter Lily. We also celebrate with Dominique Hourany in our Quiz in an attempt to know what kind of mother she is, take the quiz to find out your type. Speaking of Mother’s Day, we have brought to you the 7 commandments you need to know to win your mother-in-law. In the Q&A section, we have asked our dear readers about the one thing that you wouldn’t do if your mom asked you to. This month we have asked Dr. Ahmed Ihab about the possibility of determining the baby’s sex, find out more in the Ask The Expert. Don’t miss Antonio Banderas’ exclusive interview about his latest movie Sponge Out of Water. Fashion addicts can enjoy Nehal Khalifa’s latest fashion trends for Spring/Summer 2015 as well as the latest fashion trends right from the runway.
CONTRIBUTORS Sherouk Nafie ADVERTISING MANAGER Doaa Mostafa DESIGNED BY Nagy F. Ragheb GRAPHIC DESIGNER Wesam Osama EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Noha Hesham Zayed IT ADVISOR Amr Fakhr El-Din FINANCIAL ADVISOR Ahmed M. Abd el Latif
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is it worth it? One of the most touching ads that I’ve seen recently is Juhayna’s campaign that supports Egyptian mothers, like no other mom. Egyptian moms in particular carry more pressure than any other mom worldwide, they have to be fully responsible for their babies, do their best at work, and look stunning for their husbands regardless of how drained they feel at the end of the day. Most Egyptian moms are not lucky enough to have maids, thanks to the hard living condition we all encounter nowadays, but still they are crushed by society and they have to do miracles to be an ideal mom, coworker, wife and even daughter. However, all moms have a moment with oneself when load becomes unbearable, when they feel crushed by their daily duties, and when life seems too much for them to handle, you
might find yourself saying: is it worth all the hassle? Does being a mother worth all that pressure, but in no time when you imagine your life without your baby boy or girl, you know in a blink of an eye that no matter how tired and desperate you feel, no matter how long the sleepless nights are, one smile, one touch of your baby’s little fingers, one giggle and one hug is totally worth it. You might complain and feel that you are losing yourself while all your time is wasted in breastfeeding, changing diapers and putting your baby in bed, but you know deep down that this little creature is all what you’ve got and it’s the most precious gift you would ever had on this planet. I totally agree with Juhayna’s slogan “Motherhood is not easy… but it’s totally worth it.”
Amira Tharwat
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BILLY BOB THORNTON SECRETLY MARRIED!
Billy Bob Thornton has been secretly married for four months. The actor, 59, and Connie Angland, 49, were wed on Oct. 22 in a private ceremony at their home in Los Angeles. The couple has been together for 12 years and they have a 10-year old daughter named Bella. Thornton has been married five time before. Seven years ago, Thornton swore off of marriage. “I told Connie I didn’t want to put her through that. We do fine,” Thornton told Maxim in 2008. Congrats to Billy Bob and Connie for tying the knot!
HILARY DUFF FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM MIKE COMRIE A YEAR AFTER SEPARATION
Friendly exes may be all that Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie ever are from here on out. Duff has filed for divorce from the retired hockey player, just over a year after it was revealed that they had separated. They have one child together, 2 1/2-year-old son Luca. Duff cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Per the filing, Duff is asking for primary custody of Luca with visitation rights for her ex. “They remain best friends and will continue to be in each other’s lives,” Duff’s rep said in a statement when they broke up.
PRINCE HARRY AND EMMA WATSON ARE DATING
Fiction becomes reality? Emma Watson is about to play a princess on the big screen, but is it possible that it could happen in real life, too? The “Beauty and the Beast” star has been going on super secret dates with Prince Harry, and the royal is already “smitten.” The romance apparently started shortly after Emma broke up with her rugby player boyfriend Matthew Janney in late 2014. Harry reached out to the “Harry Potter” star via email saying he would “like to get to know her” on a night out.
KIM KARDASHIAN THANKFUL TO BE “SAFE” AFTER MINOR CAR ACCIDENT
Kim Kardashian and her sisters are feeling extra grateful this weekend! While enjoying a family ski trip near Bozeman, Mont., the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star had quite the frightening ordeal while traveling down one of the city’s ice-covered streets. Khloé Kardashian was driving Kim, North West and Kylie Jenner down a road when a semi-truck drove by their car, leading to snow hitting their front windows. “Thank you God for watching over us and keeping us safe,” Kim tweeted after the accident.
LADY GAGA IS ENGAGED!
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Congrats are in order for Lady Gaga and “Chicago Fire” star Taylor Kinney! The celebrity couple is engaged after the 33-year-old actor popped the question on Valentine’s Day. The entertainer celebrated the news with her fiancé and family at Joanne’s Trattoria in New York City. The singer confirmed the happy news on her Instagram, writing, “He gave me his heart on Valentine’s Day, and I said YES!”
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‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5’ ON PAUSE FOR NEW ENDING
Summer seems so far away, but when you’re working on a blockbuster like”Mission: Impossible 5,” a July release date is closer than it seems. In a curious turn of events, production has halted on the latest Tom Cruise blockbuster so director Christopher McQuarrie and an anonymous writer could work out a new ending. Filming began last September, but hey, there’s no time like the present for some good old brainstorming. McQuarrie’s creative partner is “a writer friend whose identity remains a mystery and who will neither be paid nor credited.”
‘ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK’ WILL BE JASON BIGGS-FREE FOR SEASON 3
Whatever happens in the upcoming season of Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” Larry Bloom won’t be involved in it. Jason Biggs, who plays Piper Chapman’s fiance on the prison dramedy, won’t be involved with the new season. “American Pie” alum Biggs announced his absence noting: “They’re not focusing on Larry at the moment ... Larry will not be in Season 3.” Biggs did note, however, that “there’s always a chance that he can come back” in future seasons.
KRISTEN STEWART BECOMES FIRST AMERICAN ACTRESS TO WIN FRANCE’S CESAR AWARD
Kristen Stewart became the first American actress to win a Cesar at France’s most prominent film awards show Friday. Stewart co-starred in “Cloud of Sils Maria,” directed by Olivier Assayas and also starring Juliette Binoche and Chloe Grace Moretz. “Clouds of Sils Maria,” in which Binoche plays an actress who agrees to appear in a revival of a play that launched her career 20 years earlier, premiered in Cannes last year and was nominated for six Cesars including lead actress for Binoche, best film and director. Sean Penn was on hand to receive an honorary Cesar.
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‘FIFTY SHADES’ TAKES NASTY TUMBLE AT BOX OFFICE
Passion has cooled quickly for “Fifty Shades of Grey,” but it’s still getting enough of moviegoers’ love to easily win in its second time around at the weekend box office. The S&M-laced romance topped with nearly $8 million, which projects to a $24 million three-day total. That would be a steep 72 percent drop from its record-breaking opening weekend for the R-rated Jamie Dornan-Dakota Johnson love story from Universal Pictures.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON AND JAY ROACH BOARD UNIVERSAL’S ‘THE PSYCHOPATH TEST’
Universal has Kristin Gore to pen the script of “The Psychopath Test,” with Scarlett Johansson attached to star and Jay Roach to direct. Based on the Jon Ronson book, the story follows a medical community that tries to diagnose and classify individuals who may or may not be psychopaths. Gore, the daughter of former Vice President Al Gore, already has a connection to the Roach camp as the two are currently developing the comedy pilot “Women in Space” for HBO.
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NAOMI CAMPBELL WITH KATIE PRICE AND SARAH FERGUSON FOR FASHION FOR RELIEF CHARITY SHOW
Naomi Campbell, Katie Price and the Duchess of York are not three names usually associated with one another, however the trio joined forces with a host of other famous names for a charity fashion show. Campbell hosted the show at London’s Somerset House, the epicentre of London Fashion Week. Katie Price was barely recognisable as she made her catwalk debut in an unusually demure look for the bling-loving star; an androgynous tuxedo suit.
THE NEW OYSHO SPRING/ SUMMER 2015 CAMPAIGN
The Oysho campaign to mark the launch of its new SS15 collection features designs based on pure and simple lines and created especially for today’s cosmopolitan and ultra-feminine woman. Oysho has opted for evolution and perfection in terms of the garment volumes, guided by simplicity to shape unique designs in fine fabrics such as linen, guipure lace and natural cotton. The metalized gold and silver finishes add a touch of refinement to outfits that radiate coolness and light.
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YOUTUBE KIDS DELIVERS A LIBRARY OF AGEAPPROPRIATE STREAMING
We heard about YouTube’s new app for little tykes, and now, it’s ready to go to work. YouTube Kids is available on iOS and Android, delivering access to shows and music (Thomas the Tank Engine) with options for learning or exploring (Reading Rainbow), too. As you might expect, there are parental controls to keep tabs on content, sound levels and screen time, and items that don’t need to be futzed with by children (comments, etc.) are absent.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S6: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE BIG REVEAL
Samsung has dropped some big hints leading up to what is widely expected to be the unveiling of a new Galaxy S6 smartphone on at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. A video teaser posted to YouTube also drops a big bread crumb when the narrator cryptically says “borders will disappear.” The future smartphone and has been widely expected to take on the curved design that Samsung unveiled with the Galaxy Note Edge.
MICROSOFT TO LAUNCH NEW WINDOWS PHONES AT MWC 2015
The Mobile World Congress 2015 kicks off this month and Microsoft will obviously attend the show, as the Redmond-based tech company is working to become more relevant in the smartphone industry and boost the market share of its own Windows Phone. All of these new smartphones will run Windows Phone 8.1 but will be fully upgradeable to Windows 10 when it becomes available later this year.
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The tablecloth fabric is a must have for this Spring, designers like Michael Kors, Altuzarra and Oscar de la Renta filled their collection for this season with gingham designs in different colours and shares, Amira Tharwat brings you the trend make sure to find your inspiration.
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riflame is introducing The ONE Eyes Wide Open mascara – the first mascara in the world that is clinically proven to provide an eye opening effect. After application eyes appear 30% bigger. “Big eyes are absolutely irresistible – and the easiest way to enhance your eyes and make them look bigger is by using mascara. I love Eyes Wide Open mascara because it makes eyes appear bigger than ever. Big really is beautiful!” says Jonas Wramell, Oriflame’s Global Beauty Artistic Director.
APPLICATION
To create the big- eye look: 1. Hold the brush with the narrow tip pointing towards the nose and start by applying mascara as close to the roots as you can, drawing the brush slowly through the lashes right to the very ends;
2. For extra eye-opening effects, with the narrow brush tip apply mascara to your outer corner lashes on your upper lid, drawing upward and outward; repeat as needed for the preferred look.
Founded in 1967, Oriflame is a beauty company selling direct in more than 60 countries. Its wide portfolio of Swedish, nature-inspired, innovative beauty products is marketed through over 3 million independent Oriflame Consultants, generating annual sales of around 1.5 billion.
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NEHAL KHALIFA’S Spring/Summer Collection for
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This season Egyptian talented fashion designer Nehal Khalifa got her inspiration for Spring/ Summer Collection for 2015 from India.
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She named the collection ‘Kamadeva,’ which is the Indian cupid or the God of love in India. The spirit of the collection comes from the Indian culture specially the vivid colours, and how she use gold in accessories.
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Nehal chose that name because the launch of the collection was in the month of love February.
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And, Nehal Khalifa wants to create something new and unusual for the bride from accessories to the dress to make her day, she focused on the embroidery and the colours this season.
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CHOPARD ENCHANTED MIDNIGHT SPELL
Chopard Enchanted Midnight Spell was designed by master perfumers Veronique Nyberg and Olivier Polge. A floriental woody fragrance, it blends refined and voluptuous ingredients into a luxurious perfume that perfectly evokes the glamour of an enchanted night. Itopens with a lush top note of pear that brings fantasy and generosity. This very fruity and feminine prelude is followed by delicate and powdery heliotrope faceted with precious cashmeran. The alliance of this velvety floral scent and the soft balsamic wood gives Chopard Enchanted Midnight Spell its warm and enduring heart. A base note of exotic and mysterious patchouli creates an addictive oriental trail, adding a distinctive touch of sensuality to this irresistible fragrance. Enchanted Midnight Spell’s bottle is worthy of this delightful elixir.
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An ultra-glamorous, multi-protective and nutri-plenishing SOS treatment for double use: lips and nails. Ultrarich, it soothes the driest and most delicate areas. This precious balm is creamy, non-sticky, humectant and silky and features a delicate rose fragrance. The classic By Terry Baume de Rose celebrates 10 years as a celebrity favourite.
CHANTECAILLE ROSE EYE MAKEUP REMOVER
The Chantecaille Rose Eye Makeup Remover is a gentle cleanser with a moisturizing botanical complex that provides added benefits to the sensitive eye area. A soothing combination of chamomile and cornflower waters, along with Chantecaille’s signature Rosewater, helps calm and brighten the eye area. Extracts of apricot, pure honey, rosemary and aloe vera nourish, protect and hydrate.
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DAVIDOFF THE BRILLIANT GAME
Davidoff The Brilliant Game is a woody oriental fragrance whose originality stems from its unique accords. The joyful and colourful top note was designed to emulate the aroma of an Americano cocktail. In lieu of Campari and vermouth, Jacques Huclier used a blend of clary sage, armoise, bitter orange and Sicilian lemon oil, recreating the sparkling and aromatic scent of the beverage. Davidoff The Brilliant Game’s packaging perfectly reflects the fragrance’s universe. The sparkling casino lights inspired the flacon and carton’s random golden patterns. As for the player’s proverbial lucky coin, it takes the form of a gold chip at the bottom of the bottle. While highly symbolic, the flacon and the eye catching box remain faithful to the creative and resolutely modern aesthetic of Davidoff The Game’s line of fragrances.
GET THE PERFECT BROW!
Get ready for a big Brow Wow! Whether you favour natural-look arches or a bold power brow, groomed eyebrows are an essential part of every look this season. And now it’s easier than ever to define, style and sculpt your brows thanks to Rimmel’s new Brow This Way Collection. With Rimmel’s new Brow This Way Collection there’s a perfect product and colour for every brow style. Get grooming! Tame, enhance and beautify your brows with Rimmel’s Brow Styling Gel, a mascara-style brow-definer and fixer. Its high precision applicator makes it ultra-easy to brush brows into the perfect, uniform shape. And the long-lasting gel formula sets the brows in place for an all-day defined look.
DARE TO WEAR HYPNOTIC EYELASHES
With this mascara, your eyelashes become ultra thick, blacker than black and captivating! 1 Seconde Ultra Black Mascara by Bourjois features a high concentration of high intensity black pigments to give you an enchanting gaze for up to sixteen hours. An alchemical mixture of Bourjois’ ultra volumising and long-lasting formula and its patented brush, which features wraparound spherical bristles, for instant volume from every angle. Its black chrome-plated tube ringed with a sophisticated gold band adds to its appeal. The liner for mega-enchanting eyes is a seductive liner on the leading edge of fashion. Bourjois has created the most hypnotic of eyeliners with a formula as black as calligraphy ink. Enjoy up to 24 hours wear thanks to its long-lasting, no-smudge black pigments.
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o you met someone, It got serious and now you’re tying the knot..congratulations, but remember old sayings of our parents and grandparents, you don’t only marry the one you love, you marry his whole family; specifically his mother. This month Sherouk Nafie brings you the do’s and don’t’s of how to deal with your mother-in-law and win the most feared enemy among history once and for all.
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DON’T OVERDO IT
Whether it’s your first time to meet your mother-in-law or your fifth, never overdo it with makeup, show too much skin or do a red carpet look, too much of this will give her the impression that you’re fake. Your mother-inlaw will worry about how her grandchildren will look, which is a reflection in you. Go for the girl next door beauty look; it’s simple and chic.
DON’T BE OVER POSSESSIVE
Your mother-in-law knows her son is your fiancé or husband now, you don’t have to remind her every five minutes that he’s all yours by being so touchy, hugging, and kissing; it’s annoying and you’re making a clear statement “he’s mine and not yours anymore.” Instead make sure you shower her with compliments and make it clear that you see her son as a prince because he was raised by a queen.
DON’T CHALLENGE HER
Making yourself the heroine in her son’s life will definitely make you blacklisted and wanted dead or alive for your mother-in-law, don’t forget he’s her son whom she raised! So, don’t go cocky bragging about how you made him do the dishes or made him eat the plate he never liked, teaching him how to use the microwave or getting him to climb a mountain though he fears heights. She will feel completely challenged and you don’t want this to happen. EVER!! Keep your glories to yourself and your friends.
DON’T CRITICIZE
Be aware of all the comments you say around your mother-in-law, accept the fact that she’ll always be a little bit sensitive around you. So, watch out before saying that you don’t like chocolate cake or that you find Grey’s Anatomy boring, the cake might be in the oven and Grey’s Anatomy might be her plan for the night. And same goes without saying with her beloved son, make sure you never utter something like I just don’t like his blacked stripped pullover, she might have bought it for him last year. We know your intentions are innocent, but you don’t want to create such awkwardness or sensitivity between both of you.
DO ASK FOR HER ADVICE
Your mother-in-law is definitely an experienced old lady, who passed through a lot in her life as well as raised the man you chose to be your husband and life companion, make sure you let her know that from time to time. Ask her about her son favourite’s plate, the way she decorates her house or to help you write your own guest list. You don’t have to really get her involved, but let her feel she is.
DO WIN HER
Ladies love compliments, starting from little girls to grandparents. Regardless of the labels, make sure you don’t forget her gift in mother’s day, drop a visit or send a message on special occasions, wish her a happy birthday and make sure it counts. Always let her know how special she is and how much
you appreciate her. It will leave her and her son pleased with the efforts you’re trying to put to win this lady.
DO REALIZE
At the end of the day, she’s his mom, she loves him and she wants the best for him, she wants him happy and no matter what she’s doing or saying she thinks it’s for the best. And so, give her the excuse of being unbearable sometimes and remember she’s not visiting you for a Charlock Holmes investigation, she misses her son. Remember she has his cell number and if she wants to give you some hard time, she can call him in private, and if she really doesn’t like you, it’s because she’s feeling her son won’t be happy or she’s feeling she’s being kicked out of her son’s life..A good wife would never do that.
ONE LAST QUESTION
What if your mother-in-law asked you to call her MOM? Most wives and fiancées would find it very awkward and an insult to their real mothers, because mom is such a big meaningful title that no woman would really deserve, but our biological mothers. But, if you think about it the fact that your mother-in-law asks you to call her mom is such an honour, it means you succeeded in winning her love and trust, and she really loves you as a daughter, so maybe you need to reconsider?! By all means no woman on earth would take your mother’s place in your heart. But, you would be lucky to have a loving family with a loving mother-in-law.
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e all want to have the most successful kids and so we go out of our way to help them to take the right path, but we sometimes tend to be too tough or too lose. This month Amira Tharwat gives Lebanese singer, actress and mother Dominique Hourany a quiz to know if she is too strict or too cool with her daughter, take the quiz to know what kind of mom you are.
WHAT KIND OF MOTHER ARE YOU?
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If your child refuses to go to sleep in his own bed: Tough. He’s sleeping in his bed, like it or not. You talk to him about ways that he might feel more comfortable sleeping by himself. Why would I ever make him sleep in his own room? You usually decide what to make for dinner based on: Whatever is easiest. The foods your child loves. A family consensus. Your children do their chores because: They’d face punishment if they didn’t. They’re rewarded for completing them. My kids doing chores? Are you kidding? If your child asks you for help with her homework: She won’t learn unless she figures it out on her own.
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You explain whatever your child doesn’t understand and encourage her to finish it herself. You swoop in to do her homework with -- or for -- her. You believe that a child’s allowance is helpful because: It’s not. What else could my child possibly need money for? It teaches kids how to handle money. Kids need to buy things too. If your child wakes up on a school day and says “I don’t feel well,” but shows no signs of being sick, you might reply: “Don’t mess with mom. You’re going to school.” “Is something going on at school that’s bothering you? Let’s talk about it.” “My poor baby! What can I do to help you feel better?” You view discipline as:
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A necessary means of punishing bad behaviour. A way to teach a child about limits. Way too mean for my little angel! Your goal as a parent is to raise your child to be: A responsible adult. A happy person. Someone who will still talk to me when she’s 21! When deciding on the destination for your next family road trip, you most strongly consider: The places you’ve always wanted to visit. Educational sites for the whole family. Activities would keep your kids quiet. When your child goes off to college, you’d love for him to: Travel abroad. Get a job! Visit you every weekend.
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Results Mostly As YOU’RE A NO-NONSENSE MOM! In this day and age, there are so many kids in the world, who just won’t listen to their parents. Not yours! You seem to have mastered teaching your child responsibility, limitations, and respect for their elders. By not putting up with incessant complaining, temper tantrums, or unreasonable demands, you’ve made sure that your kids have gotten a head start on how to thrive in the real world. As long as you exercise positive discipline in appropriate situations, your children will soon be setting their own boundaries for responsible behaviour -- a sure sign of your parenting success. Mostly Bs LIKE DOMINIQUE, YOU’RE AN ENCOURAGING MOM! You’ve got motherhood down to a science. You seem to have mastered the balance of listening to your children and making sure that they listen to you too. You clearly value your kids’ thoughts and feelings, which has taught them that their opinions are valid. It’s this kind of mutual respect between parents and children that leads to independent, responsible, and creative adults who can think outside the box. With all this encouragement, your child is on a pace to be running for president in 2040! Mostly Cs YOU’RE A DOTING MOM Your children are the center of your universe, and what’s wrong with that? Nothing, really, assuming you don’t let your children’s demands get out of hand. Don’t forget that your kids will grow up to be adults someday and will have to take care of themselves. Your unconditional love and support, when balanced with structure and responsibilities, will go a long way in raising happy and fulfilled adults. Dominique is wearing Isis rings, Eagle bangles and Queens earrings from jewelry designer Mema El Shafey’s latest Collection HORUS.
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e know mom is always right, and we know that the purpose of her advice is to make us a better person, but what is the one thing we won’t accept to change. This month Lounge asks its readers about the one thing they won’t listen to their mom’s advice about.
NADA AYOUB
I’d say no to her sacrificing more than she did already. It’s about time she follow her own dreams.
RINADE AMER
Q&A Stop seeing one of my friends.
AHMED ZAATAR
None honestly .. She’s my mom you know.
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DARINE AMER
Marry your cousin.
TAIMOUR OTHMAN Nothing :)
LAURINE HEIDAR
Change the way I dress.
KHADIGA BARAKAT
Getting married “salonat” style, and also having a huge useless wedding ceremony, when I can save the money and rent a yacht for 2 weeks in the middle of nowhere with my not so “salonat” lover.
ABDO HELAL
If she asks to do my laundry.
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ADHAM EL NASHAI Give her a foot rub.
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his mother’s issue singer, actress and yummy mummy Mai Selim tells Lounge all about her coming acting projects, her album and the artistic talents of her only daughter Lily…
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Tell us more about your coming album… The album was supposed to be out in February, but what the country is witnessing nowadays made us reconsider its releasing date plus, we had to postpone recording some songs because I wasn’t prepared psychologically to sing for happiness and love while deep down I am sad and considered about something bigger which is Egypt. It’s true; the terrible atmosphere we live in can affect our work and life in general. Did you settle on another releasing date to announce it? No, the production company didn’t settle yet on the new date. Who did you cooperate with in this album? I cooperated with a lot of composers, musical arrangers and poets, I don’t want to forget any of them and I would like to thank them all for the efforts they did in the album. I cooperated with Tamer Ali, Mohamed Yehia, Maden, Mohamed El Nady, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Adel, Nader Hamdy and Sherif Mekawy. All the people who participate in the album are really nice and special. This is also my first cooperation with Mazzika Production Company and Mr. Mohsen Gaber whom I respect so much. Do you feel that acting took you from singing recently? Yes of course, specially that last year I participated in several TV serials for Ramadan and you know how much this requires efforts and devotion, and because of that as well as the current conditions in Egypt, I couldn’t start working on my album; hearing and choosing songs requires a pure mind and a good mood. Tell us more about your role in the TV serial ‘Waly El A’hd’… I am a guest of honour in the serial as my character starts on the seventh episode. I am overwhelmed to be acting with Hamada Helal and the role was vey tempting to me as I couldn’t refuse it; it attracted me. We also heard you will participate with Hany Salama in a TV serial… Yes, it’s called ‘Esmety wa Naseby,’ it’s the first writing experience for Amr Mahmoud Yassin. The serial is starring Hany Salama, Nicole Saba, Dorra, Riham Abdel Ghafour, Shery Adel, Riham Hagag and Amar, and directed by Ali Edris. I participate in three episodes and I am so happy with the experience especially that each actress participates in few episodes. And what about ‘Hawary Bucharest’… The serial tackles the political and social events that happened in Egypt after the 30th of June Revolution. The serial also sheds light on a lot of problems that Egyptians suffer from nowadays and the relationships between brothers. The serial is starring Amer Karara, Hana Shiha, Dina, Ahmed Salama and his daughter Sara Salama, Ahmed Hatem. It’s written by Hisham Helal and produced by Dina Karim.
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What attracts you to a role? I always search for what’s new and what provokes me, I also like to challenge myself and that’s what I love about acting, to do my best and prepare for the role in order to master the character I play and present it in the best form. Any movies soon? I’ve just finished my role in the light comedy movie ‘Zanet Setat.’ I play the role of an upper Egyptian girl who her father dies so she had to live with her mother and step-father and a love story happens between her and the character played by Hassan El Radad. The movie is produced by Ahmed El Sobky and directed by Khalid El Halafawy, son of actor Nabil El Halafawy, and starring Emy Samir Ghanem, Hassan El Raddad and Nesrine Imam, but I don’t know when it will be out. Tell us more about your daughter Lily… She is my sweetheart, she is the best thing in my life, and if I don’t have work I spent the whole time with her, which is the best time of my life. My mother takes care of her while I am working. I took her once to the location while I was shooting ‘Waly El A’hd,’ and the cast was overwhelmed when they saw her, but I was so worried about her that she might do something wrong, thank God all went well, I wish her all the happiness in the world and may God protect her. Does she have any artistic talents? She has artistic tendencies as she loves music and she dances and sings, but I don’t want her to join the field, I want her to live her life the way she wants and enjoy her childhood, I wish she would grow up and choose what she likes without anyone interfering.
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DETERMINATION OF THE BABY’S SEX:
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here are myths that spread in our community and among pregnant women to determine the baby’s sex like you must be having a boy, if you have prolonged morning sickness, or she must be a girl because you are glowing. Now, Dr. Ahmed Ihab tells us how the science and technology are able to determine an unborn baby’s sex with very high precision without going through these old wives’ tales.
Do you have the luxury of freely choosing the gender of your baby? Can you detect the sex of your baby in very early pregnancy? In principle yes, by using genetic testing This is called prenatal sex determination, which can be performed by preimplantation genetic testing i.e. before conception, which is done before in-vitro fertilization (IVF), where some cells are taken from the embryo before being implanted in the mother’s uterus. Prenatal sex determination can be also done after pregnancy. Each has its own indications. For example, it can be done before pregnancy usually before in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to screen embryos for sex, which can be very useful to avoid embryos with genetic diseases with sex linkage, for example, X-linked diseases. On the other hand, it can be performed in normal pregnancies without IVF to make an early diagnosis of genetic disorders and to give an insight about the gender of the baby. To avoid any ethical and religious debates, sex selection must not be a selective option to identify the demand of
a boy or a girl just for luxurious purposes. Testing the gender is by looking for the male Y chromosome or the female X chromosome or their corresponding genes. Genetic identification of cells is performed for pregnant females by obtaining amniotic fluid and testing the genes and chromosomes. Recently, the genetic identification of gender can also be done by obtaining maternal blood rather than the fetal amniotic fluid, and which is considered as a non-invasive reliable technique. Genetic testing for the gender has an advantage over the traditional ultrasound that gives high accuracy in the second and third trimesters, while genetic testing can be done in the first trimester. A lot of disease can be diagnosed by sex determination, such as blood diseases as hemophilia, lack of the development of the genitalia, as well as X-linked diseases. Early discovery of those diseases might help in avoiding unnecessarily induced abortions or the implantation of an embryo with abnormal genetics in IVF. Genetic testing of the baby’s gender is very useful as long as it does not breech the ethics and religious beliefs.
Ahmed Ihab Abdelaziz MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine & Genetic Pathology, Genetic Diagnostic Center http://www.gdc-egypt.com/index.php
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LIFT WEIGHTS FOR YOUR HEART
Maybe you’re convinced you shouldn’t lift weights because you prefer not looking like The Hulk. We hate to be confrontational about it, but frankly, you’re wrong. Despite a prevalent allegiance to cardio machines for things like weight loss and overall health, strength training not only builds muscle but can prevent disease, improve mood and help you lose weight. Despite the name, cardio isn’t the only form of exercise with cardiovascular benefits. A resistance training routine has been shown to lower blood pressure, in some cases as effectively as taking medication. The American Heart Association recommends adults aim for at least two strength training sessions a week.
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BREATHING FIGHT STRESS
Belly breathing is the easiest way to get rid of your stress immediately. Next time you feel yourself getting frazzled, stop wherever you are and focus on counting every inhale or exhale. Breathe in slowly and count ‘one’—then breathe out and count ‘two’. Repeating this for even just a couple of minutes will calm your body and mind, quieting your reactions. If you have a little more time at the beginning or end of your day— like 15 to 20 minutes—try sitting still and using a breathing break as a calm transition into or out of your day.
WASH YOUR FACE TO LOOK YOUNGER
Don’t go to sleep without thoroughly washing your face. Over the course of the day your skin and pores collect dirt and oil. If you don’t wash it all off before you hit the hay, the dirt will clog your pores overnight and you’ll wake up with irritated skin that is quite the opposite of a healthy, glowing complexion.
ORANGES: A WRINKLE-FREE FRUIT
Besides being the most touted way to get your vitamin C, oranges are chock-full of skin-firming collagen. Add one to your breakfast to one-up those who choose injectables. Cellular renewal takes place within deeper dermal layers, having many experts believe a nutritional approach will provide the best results for healthy skin aging.
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SIP COCOA FOR YOUR HEART
Now you can enjoy this tasty treat as it helps maintain healthy blood vessels, which support healthy circulation and a healthy heart. Opt for antioxidant-rich cocoa beans, which contain twice the amount dark chocolate does without much the added pro-aging fat and sugar.Choose natural cocoa powder when processed, added alkali reduces its antioxidant numbers.
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H&M is pleased to announce that H&M Home will be available for the first time in the United Arab Emirates from March 2015. The Home range brings H&M’s sense of fashion and fun to interiors, with an ever-evolving seasonal selection of products for every room of the house, we hope to see it soon in Cairo. For now, you can find some inspirational ideas as a gift to your mom this month through checking the collection.
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“ DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY
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What distinguishes Radisson Blu from any other hotel in Alexandria? What really distinguishes us is our team and hospitality spirit, also the long term relationship we have built with our customers, who eventually became our friends and they consider Radisson Blu their second home. In my opinion, this is the real success in the hotels industry, the actual demonstration of hospitality. Tell us more about Radisson Blu most anticipated convention center… Since Alexandria is one of the most attractive
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destinations for meetings and events in Egypt, this is the largest and of course newest & highly equipped conventions & banquets center in the city & may be in Egypt due to open second quarter of 2015. How would Radisson Blu’s convention center contribute in flourishing the economic state of Alexandria? I can guarantee with the presence of such facility, Alexandria will be hosting events & conventions that will add to the city’s facilities & will attract more international conferences & events, eventually will not only be a financial
addition, but also from a marketing point, it is really important, and will place the city on the international map for conventions . As the General Manager of one of the most distinguished hotels in Alexandria, what are the biggest challenges you encounter during this sensitive phase Egypt is witnessing? Unfortunately, our biggest challenge is employees. I think we need to be more serious about our career, we need to be determined to achieve the best for ourselves & our country, which is not the case with a lot of people, and also the fluctuation in the business flow is a challenge mainly for planning. How do you see Egypt’s economic future? Egypt is one of the most wonderful countries in the world as one of Egypt’s wonders is that it always comes back stronger. I see a flourishing future economically, very promising as we have learnt from our mistakes & will not repeat them. What would you like to tell foreign investors who want to invest in Egypt, but are concerned about the security of the country? I would practically tell them that security issues may occur all over the world and this was witnessed a lot, but there is only one Egypt, don’t miss the opportunity to get your place on the Egypt’s future flight; it will be a flight not a sail as it always was.
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brand news Dusit Thani LakeView Cairo
On the occasion of Dusit International Annual appraisal forum which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, Dusit Thani Lake View Cairo has been honored with the accolade of BEST Hotel performance in 2014 among Dusit hotels internationally; due to its outstanding performance, excellent service and impeccable hospitality. “We are keen to offer our guests an extraordinary experience. This prestigious award is just an indication of our hard work and perseverance in the pursuit of delivering best service to our valued guests.” Ahmed El Hady, General Manager of Dusit Thani Lakeview Cairo stated. In the picture from left to right: Ahmed El Hady, General Manager at Dusit Thani Lakeview Cairo, Chanin Donavanik, CEO Dusit International and Sally Khattab Director of Sales & Marketing at Dusit Thani Lakeview Cairo.
What an amazing day to pamper Mum this Mother’s Day at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cairo Heliopolis
This Mother’s day, celebrate with Mum through an unforgettable experience at Radisson Blu Hotel Cairo Heliopolis with an unusual dinner at Filini, and a Spa specials at Spa on 9, it’s never been easier to show Mom how much you care. Suggesting the Filini Italian Restaurant as the authentic, outshine ambiance for a unique overwhelming dinner with your family. “As soon as you enter Filini, view its design and cozy atmosphere while smelling the enticed, revealed cooked food ingredients seeping from the open Italian kitchen, you will engage the desired Italian sensation. We have prepared a 4 course set menu, and will compliment mum for a table of 4 designed and preserved just for this special day. We promise with a food taste that would take you to a deeper passion with the deliciousness flavors”, said Chef Kai – Director of Kitchen. For the ultimate Mother’s Day gift, indulge Mom with one of the special Mother’s Day offerings at the Spa on 9. Enjoy a deep Moroccan peeling with Moroccan soap and gloves of goat hair. The relaxing Moroccan peeling is available for LE. 500 with back massage.
Ahmed Azmy promoted to Resident Manager at InterContinental Cairo Citystars
Simon Stamper Director of Operations Africa and Area General Manager InterContinental Hotels Group Citystars announced the promotion of Ahmed Azmy from Executive Assistant Manager in charge of rooms division to Resident Manager for InterContinental Cairo Citystars. Ahmed has been in the hotels and hospitality industry for more than 15 years. He has collective experiences in city hotels and resorts. In his new role, Ahmed will be in charge of day to day operation of InterContinental Cairo Citystars along with guest experience as well as international brand standards implementation.Just as he embraces this new position, Ahmed says “My mission is to support InterContinental Hotels Group vision and to work on achieving a base of loyal satisfied guests.” Previously, he joined IHG in 1999 at Semiramis InterContinental in the Front office Department, he then joined Crowne Plaza Sharm el Sheikh opening team as Assistant Manager.
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Safir Hotel Cairo and His Excellency Minister of Youth
Safir Hotel Cairo hosted His Excellency Eng. Khalid Abdel Aziz, Minister of Youth and Sports during his honorable presence in Rotary El Tahrir Session, His Excellency discussed many important issues ( Youth Centers, Children without Shelter…etc ). The photo Shows His Excellency Eng. Khalid Abdel Aziz, Minister of Youth with Mrs. Laila Sabry President of Rotary El Tahrir, Mr. Ahmed Seleit, Director of Sales and Marketing, Eman Abdel Wahab, Marketing and Communications Manager and Mohamed Kamel, Banquet Sales Manger while welcoming His Excellency.
Past President of American Academy of Ophthalmology Praises Service Quality at Magrabi Hospitals
International eye expert Richard Abbott, Past President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Professor of Ophthalmology at university of California, San Francisco praised the level of medical service offered at Magrabi eye hospital, and the method of dealing with patients. He also expressed his admiration that the hospital was awarded JCI accreditation for the second time. These statements were given during Abbott’s first visit to Egypt in which he was hosted by Magrabi Hospital. The international expert will deliver scientific lectures to physicians on medical quality standards, the means to avoid errors, modern treatments for cornea diseases and modern laser equipment and its utilization in refractive surgeries. In his lecture, the American expert discussed two subjects. The first was the quality of service offered and how to decrease medical errors; especially that he mentioned that the number of annual fatalities due to medical mistakes in the USA ranged between 44000 to 90000 patients.
Celebrate Mothers Day with 25% off Spa, Restaurants and Rooms at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence
Mom’s are in for a real treat! Celebrate Mother’s day with Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence Cairo who is offering a series of Mother’s Day Treats from a rooms offer for the weekend! Book and enjoy 25% off your stay. This offer is valid on Friday 20th& Saturday 21st of March 2015. Providing an exceptional luxury culinary delights in the hotel’s best restaurants in Cairo, whether you are heading to La Gourmandise in the First Mall, STRADA, Tea Lounge, The Library Bar or AURA on Mother’s Day; all Moms will be treated to a 25% discount on Saturday 21st March. Don’t forget to pass by La Gourmandise, The First Mall to pick up that special cake made with love. For moms who want a youthful glow and a day of relaxation, Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence Spa is offering a 25% off all spa treatments on Friday 20th& Saturday 21st of March 2015. Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence kicks off #MeAndMomFR Instagram competition.
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brand news The Wait is Over! Upper Deck Lounge Joins Cairo’s Skyline at Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza
High up on the upper edge of Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza’s ravishing rooftop Pool with views of the inland oasis surrounding the pool area, the brand new lounge is dedicated to becoming your home away from home with sets of incredibly cushy, inviting, home like lounges each exhibiting select paintings that are complimented with hand crafted sculptures providing a refined taste of art work. Upper Deck Lounge is set with eight homely lounges; each is equipped with state of the art large Television sets that complement the comfortable setting and gives an added entertainment option whilst the handpicked ambient chill out music calm the senses and create a warm ambience. The menu offers a handpicked selection of International Tapas that fulfill an array of tastes, offering a wide range of appetizing delicacies and a completely revamped Sushi & Sashimi selection, complemented with a mouth watering variety of Desserts for an incomparable gastronomic experience.
Juhayna takes on the renovations of outpatient clinics at Ain Shams Specialized Hospital
In accordance with the company’s social responsibility strategy which aims to support the health and wellbeing of society, Juhayna has taken on the renovations project of the outpatient clinics at Ain Shams Specialized Hospital, affiliated with Ain Shams University. The outpatient clinics have been fully refurbished and developed to fit the needs of both the patients and the public. The inauguration of this project coincided with the 30th anniversary of the hospital in a celebration attended by Dr. Sherif Hammad, Minister of Scientific Research, Dr. Hussein Essa, Ain Shams University President and a number of the former hospital managers and public figures. Amr Ghazaly - General Manager of Tiba - stated that “the renovations of the medical units and outpatient clinics in the hospital are part of the deeply rooted principals of Juhayna’s social responsibility which the company seeks to develop progressively through increasing its contributions in various community programs and project.”
Fashion Meets Art
Last February saw a unique collaboration of Egyptian artists and fashion, accessory and jewelry designers at the Fashion Meets Art event hosted by Pashion magazine and ArtsTalk Gallery. Despite the sandstorm, Cairo’s major art and fashion lovers defied the weather and flocked to the gallery. The current work of artist Riham El Saadani, that is inspired by fashion was the backdrop for clothes, handbags and jewelry from a variety of artists. All the art and fashion lovers were treated to the Ultra premium Absolut Elyx Vodka and Chivas Brothers’ Blend throughout the night.
Magdy Bassily Multi Property Director of Sales at the JW Marriott and Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotels
Mr. Magdy Naguib, Multi Property General Manager of JW Marriott and Renaissance Cairo has recently appointed Magdy Bassily to Multi-Property Director of Sales for JW Marriott and Renaissance Cairo Mirage City. Magdy brings in a rich experience garnered from his career in hospitality industry and successful leadership experience for 15 years. Magdy joined us from various renowned chains in Cairo such as InterContinental Cairo City Stars, Fairmont Towers &Heliopolis Cairo, and Sheraton Heliopolis. Prior to his recent appointment he held several positions in sales and front office departments. Magdy also won the certificate of achievement in sales and marketing from the American University in Egypt. “It is a great honor to be joining JW Marriott and Renaissance Cairo” says Magdy Bassily. “As JW Marriott Hotel Cairo is known with its distinctive reputation as an award winning luxurious hotel and Cairo’s one and only corporate resort nestled in the prestigious Heliopolis district and with Renaissance Mirage City Hotel providing the guests with the latest technology, amenities and services.”
Mother’s Day at Sonesta Hotel Tower and Casino, Cairo
“A good mother is irreplaceable” Show your mom how much you appreciate her hard work and love by treating her on her very special day. Make mom feel special this Mother’s Day with a day of pampering, relaxation and gifts made specially to indulge your oneof-a-kind mother, at Sonesta Hotel Tower and Casino, Cairo. Treat her to a day of luxurious spa treatments at Bien Vivre. Wine and dine her out at our exclusive Italian restaurant “La Gondola”. Indulge in the very best Lebanese cuisine at our famous “Baalbak” Restaurant while enjoying the live entertainment. Or how about a cup of an afternoon tea along with one of her favorite irresistible freshly made dessert from our Fauchon - Salon de Thé. Go ahead and spoil your mum. She deserves it! For reservation or more information please call +202. 22641.111 ext. 301 – 302 Sonesta.com
IKEA launches IKEA FAMILY program
Global furnishing retailer IKEA has launched its IKEA FAMILY customer loyalty program in Cairo. It is accompanied by the launch of the IKEA FAMILY range – offering over 80 exciting new products in the areas of travel, safety & relaxation. The completely free loyalty card is available for everyone at special kiosks within the IKEA store at Cairo Festival City. The program entitles card holders to great offers on the entire IKEA FAMILY range all through the year. There will also be monthly offers on selected products throughout the store for IKEA FAMILY members. Customers can also avail special offers at IKEA restaurant & Swedish Food Market as well as a free cup of tea or coffee along with every meal/ main dish bought from Sunday through Thursday, excluding public holidays. In addition, IKEA will continuously offer special extended services to FAMILY members like an incredible 60 days refund & exchange policy instead of the regular 30 days. As an IKEA FAMILY member your children will also be able to enjoy an extended 90 minutes playtime at Smål and children’s area instead of the usual 60 minutes.
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Capricorn Dec.23 - Jan.20 The first part of March 2015 will not be very generous as regards love and pleasures. The attention of your couple will go to pragmatic objectives, such as the home and family. These will be dynamic sectors, maybe even hectic. You might move houses, redecorate, solve some problems related to parents, etc. On March 17th, there will be a change of register though, which will announces a period that will be good for fun, romanticism and erotic pleasures. Your seductive ability will grow, their feelings will have more strength, their need for love will amplify. You’ll be lucky with love, there will be conquests or confirmations. The most favoruable moments will be around March 22nd-23rd. Also, you might make an investment or come into possession of some goods that are related to the fields enumerated above, but there might also be a crisis situation that will entail an important change. The second part will bring a professional opportunity and will be excellent for promotion.
Aquarius Jan.21 - Feb.19 Expect a discussion, a message, a trip or a surprise-encounter to cause an important event for your couple or, who knows, maybe even a new love. It is also possible that your relationship/love is stimulated or influenced by some shared intellectual interest or by an activity that has to do with groups, with an audience, speeches, information. Trips or distances can also be involved. The second part of March 2015 will be favoruable to your private life, home and family, but also to shared properties. It will bring intellectual challenges, will make them creative and original, will amplify their capacity to argue and persuade, will make them unbeatable when it is about gathering, processing, transmitting or promoting information. It will be a period when you make decisions and settle issues. Maybe you’ll sometimes do it in a rather rough and rash way.
Pisces Eva Mendes, March 5, 1974
Feb.20 - Mar.21 In the first part of the month, nothing much will happen in your sentimental life, or the things that happen will not make you very happy: your partner will neglect you or will not understand you, you’ll experience a period of loneliness, a disillusion or who knows what other frustration. You will be preocccupied with a business, an investment or money in general. You’ll lay more emphasis on matter than on emotions. The second part of the month will enhance your capacity to attract, and you’ll regain control on your sentimental life. You’ll have charisma, you’ll have an excellent capacity to organize and coordinate, you’ll be in the center of attention and all your qualities will be properly highlighted. Beware, though, because some financial incidents are not excluded! You are recommended not to rush to decisions and to avoid risky operations. This month will be a good period to solve your medical problems, if you have any. Keep yourself informed, write, speak, read, calculate! Use your neurons!
Aries Mar.22 - Apr.20
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The first part of March 2015 promises to be passionate and full of surprises for Aries. It is still in Aries that the South Node, which will urge you to look at the world through the other one’s eyes as well, and Uranus, the great master of the unpredictable, will be. In the second part of March 2015, your sexual vigor will remain considerable, but the sentimental tendencies will not be all that strong anymore. All the month will be exposed to a risk of conflicts, so you should control your impulsive instincts. Also, this month will bring you some extra energy, ambition and spirit of enterprise. You’ll get involved in procedures, you’ll initiate new projects, you’ll feel the need for competition or fight for a noble cause.
Taurus
Gemini
Apr.21 - May 21
May.22 - Jun.21
In order to have a happy relationship, in the first part of March 2015, you will have to synchronize their secret aspirations with their ways of taking action. It’ll be useless to secretly dream of a great love if you do nothing in practice or if you launch into conquest actions so complicated and obscure that nobody can understand what you really want. In March 2015, happiness will be hard to reach. Some might enjoy satisfactions, but in a secret relationship, maybe even forbidden. For others, though, there will be nothing worth mentioning. In the second, you will be lent charm, power of seduction, luck with love, and harmony. However, there will still be something in the shadow. It is very likely that you will feel a certain confinement in action and not always get the results they have hoped for. It’s a sign that they have to organize themselves and prioritize things so that they avoid making useless effort and they focus on reaching the important goals.
In your sentimental life, the first part of March 2015 will combine love with friendship, fun and future plans. Group projects and participation in social events or events with an audience will favor the appearance and enhancement of love or can have an influence on your already existing couple. There will be a wave of energy that will encourage both of you to act together as one, to fight side by side for reaching an objective. The second part of the month will have a stronger romantic influx but will not necessarily be happier. The tendency of idealizing can make you take wrong decisions or can lead to subsequent disappointments. Be careful not to end up in confusing, controversial or compromising situations! It is recommended that you are not active on two fronts. March 2015 will be a month full of resources and opportunities.
Cancer
Leo
Jun.22 - Jul.23
Jul.24 - Aug.23
You will go through a more relaxed period, in which they will express their emotions more easily and will have more confidence in their abilty to seduce. In March 2015 you’ll have high enough standards as regards sentimental choices, you’ll be attracted to people with status and visibility, you’ll want your partner to be a person that deserves your admiration, that you can be proud of. You might have an affair with somebody higher ranking than you, or you might advance on the social ladder with the help of your partner, or your partner might have a career achievement. In the least desirable case, your sentimental relationship could damage your image. This month will be a period in which you will hardly manage to separate their private life from the public or professional one.
You are secured with a full and satisfactory sentimental life for yourself until the middle of the summer 2015. This month can bring them a new relationship or satisfactions in the existing one. It will be the time of accomplishments and shared achievements. Distances, trips, studies and cultural-spiritual preoccupations will have an impact on relationships. It can also be about a period of success for your partner. Projects started will head towards being completed, there will be new impulses, new directions to develop. There might also be some changes, upgrading, reorientation. March 2015 will be an active month, with a lot of challenges and satisfactions. The most dynamic period will be between 1st and 17th March.
Virgo
Libra
Aug.24 - Sep.23
Sep.24 - Oct.23
A romantic period, but somehow idealistic. It is expected that this month make your sentimental life brighter and lively. And it might indeed be like that, up to a point though. The weeks around March 20th might appear unexpected, unusual, possibly unpleasant events. You will be recommended to be careful about what you become involved in, especially after the 13th of March. Collaborations, contracts and associations will be matters of primary interest. However, no matter how promising things seem to be, they could degenerate if you don’t manage to establish clear and very honest cooperation terms. Communication must be sincere and open, and the purposes clearly defined. March 2015 will be very dynamic at the financial level. March.
Stimulated by high society gathering set on big things, your private life will definitely begin a very dynamic phase, marked by significant or meaningful events. The passionate tendencies will be highly marked in March 2015 and offers will not be scarce. It is very likely that a new relationship will appear, or the existing relationship will undergo a process of change. Trips, friends, socialization will have an important say in your sentimental life in this period. You’ll have high chances to close new contracts and collaborations. Teamwork, group projects, organizational activities, the public, clients, communication and trips will all be stimulated and they will support each other. At the same time, you can expect competition also, and even direct confrontations.
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Oct.24 - Nov.22
Nov.23 - Dec.22
March 2015 will surround you with romantic waves. Having reached the top, your sexual energy will be blinded by the diffused veil of idealism. A witty remark here, a sweet look there - and you can end up falling in love before you even realize it. The wind of idealism will bring you magical connections, which are rarely strong and clear though. They will often be burdened with something confusing, equivocal or impossible. In addition, your sentimental life will be tightly connected to the professional one. This month will be a busy month at the professional level, but with imense creative potential and with high chances of accomplishments in their career. It can bring emergencies, changes of situations, crises, conflicts and other incidents. But, it is precisely these events that will eventually take you to success.
March will be the most passionate month in 2015. It will bring intense emotions, tumultuous sentimental-erotic developments, unexpected events, never experienced before. Your sentimental enthusiasm will boost and favourable circumstances to its consumption will be created. The consequence could be a crazy chase after fun and pleasures, with an ample intensification or variety of your sexual life, or even with fervent passions that will burn like fire and touch everything around them. Misunderstandings, incidents, errors, disillussion will not be excluded. If you have a long-term aimed action in your plans, if you have set your objectives and you are determined to do a good job, March 2015 will be the month in which you can make remarkable progress.
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LESSONS TO LEARN FROM ASWAR EL AMAR f
inally the most anticipated movie ‘Aswar El Amar’ is out after more than five years of waiting, and it was far from disappointing, directed by Tarek Elarian and starring non less than talented Mona Zaki, handsome Aser Yassin and Amr Saad, and written by the master Mohamed Hefzy; it couldn’t be any better, without revealing much details and wasting the pleasure of watching the movie for those who hasn’t watched it yet, just for kicks Lounge brought you 12 lessons learned from watching ‘Aswar El Amar’…
marry a guy with a tattoo on his Don’t file for a ‘Kholaa’ case with your Always question the ring (what is inside? 1Don’t back, arm, or any other place…. 5 hubby while you are living with him (that 9 could be cocaine!). Don’t get involved with a hash smoker, is just mean). Be careful with what you wish for, a 2 usually it will get much worse over time, Don’t accept violence under any reason, 10 dreamy tragic romantic love story won’t and don’t provoke him or drive with him on a 6 if it happened once, it will happen again be that catchy, if you take the heroine’s part, high way no matter what. with much more brutality though. you need to be down to earth at some point. Don’t panic if you become blind, you will Don’t judge your partner with his used If you don’t have an identity, personality 3 be able to hit a guy double your weight 7 old Opel Corsa, in a year and a half he 11 or character, don’t wait for a man to then, get away with it, and release yourself might start his own business and replace it build it up for you, he will make you feel even from a 40 meters hole in an island in the middle of the sea. Don’t think out of the box when choosing your significant other, and make sure your mom loves him, she always knows better.
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with a 4x4 Jeep Cherokee. You don’t have to run through too much drama in your life to be a good writer (what happened to creativity and broad imagination!?)
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more lost, work on yourself first then, search for your other half. Do watch any movie that has Mona Zaki’s name on it because you won’t regret watching it.
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