The Halal food market has exploded in recent years, driven by a growing Muslim population and new consumer trends. Research firms estimate the global Halal food industry was worth about $2.7 trillion in 2024, and it could more than double by 2033. Rising incomes in Muslim-majority countries and increasing awareness of Halal standards – which guarantee […]
When we think of locally-designed and manufactured clothes in the 90s in Egypt, an image of a brick-and-mortar florescent-lit store comes to mind. At least that’s the prevalent image from early childhood (we hear you millennials). Older generations would probably remember the good times of ‘Bata’ when they hear ‘local fashion’; the popular, cheap locally-manufactured
Laila Adly, a retired English teacher living in Cairo, has long ordered all her grocery needs from a local store, usually by phone. Despite being one of Dokki’s last remaining standalone grocers, her favorite grocer ended up shutting down in the midst of the pandemic, facing fierce competition from bigger supermarket chains. She was then
