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We can’t get enough of Shahid’s Menawara B Ahlaha (Welcome Home) — so much so that we might as well crown it as our favorite Arab series this year. The psychological thriller starring Laila Elwi, Ghada Adel, Bassem Samra, Ahmed El Sa'dany, Nahed Elsebai, Mohamed Hatem, and Abbas Abul Hassan, follows the investigation into a revengeful murder of a man in his apartment. With no sufficient evidence and lack of information over the identity of the man, the case is closed and filed against an unknown person. But prosecutor Adam decides to reopen the case, as he is sent photo scraps believed to be shot by the victim. The photo scraps eventually begin to tell a story, helping Adam piece information together and discover the truth, uncovering in the process a strange world with dark secrets. The series is directed by the iconic Yousry Nasrallah, and is set to be renewed for a second season, according to screenwriter Mohamed Amin Rady (the mastermind behind El Sabaa Wasaya).

⚽ We’re still on a break from football for a few days until Thursday, which will see the World Cup qualifiers in Europe and Asia. But the most exciting event for us is on Friday, when Egypt is scheduled to play against Senegal in the first leg of the decisive final stage of the African qualifiers for the World Cup held in Doha this year.

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It’s that time of the year when we try to change up our eating habits and opt for somewhat healthier, nutrient-rich options. That’s why we’re sticking to Maadi’s Lyfe, an eatery and juice bar, for some wholesome and freshly made food. Our favorite choice to get us through the workday: Their feta basil wrap, paired with an avo-kiwi smoothie, giving us an all-green meal. But there are plenty more options, including poke bowls (which are all the rage nowadays), including the Classic Poke and Oahu Poke, and the option of making your own. They also have pancakes, overnight oats, Greek yogurt mixes, and some vegan options to cater to everyone. It’s a 10/10 for us.

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Catch a rendez-vous with French culinary arts at Downtown’s French Institute in Egypt at 6:30pm, which brings together culinary art professionals to give you a full spectrum of training to potential jobs in France, one of the most prestigious markets for the field.

Are you in the mood for a unique exhibition? Pop by The Real Toys Story' exhibition by Ahmed Elfayed at Garden City’s Falak at 6pm. The exhibition is for “all the lovers of Egypt and lovers of the art of miniature models.”

Calling all lovers of The Godfather trilogy: You can still catch its theatrical re-release in 4K to mark its 50th anniversary at Zamalek Cinema’s special screening today at 7 pm. The re-release only includes the first film in the trilogy on the Corleone family (which is, in any true cinephile’s opinion, the best of the three).

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In keeping with the overarching news theme of war and civilians being collateral damage, we’re reading The Night Draws Near by late war correspondent and Pulitzer Prize laureate Anthony Shadid, a painful human collage on the suffering of ordinary Iraqi citizens that began with the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. Shadid uses his literary genius to illustrate how Saddam’s fall not shifted politics in Iraq and paved the way for a jihadist insurgency.