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Al Layla wa Elly Feeha brings suspense and an unlikely duo: The new Shahid original production is an eerie thriller that brings together Egyptian actress Zeina and rapper Abyusif in his first acting role — an odd pairing that was enough to pique our interest. The story centers on Rasha (Zeina), an unhappily-married interior designer, who attends group therapy to work through some mental health issues, where she meets Hatem (Abyusif). Without giving away any spoilers, let’s just say that Rasha’s life suddenly gets turned upside down when a man dies in her home, prompting her to hide the body from her husband, and take actions that put her in danger. The Hany Khalifa-directed miniseries gets props for originality and for keeping us on our toes. A new episode drops every Thursday (watch trailer, runtime 1:00).

⚽ The Champions’ anthem is back: The UEFA Champions League round of 32 kicks off this evening at 6:45pm, with Borussia Dortmund facing FC Copenhagen, and Dinamo Zagreb playing against Chelsea. At 9pm, six more games will kick off: Paris Saint-Germain v Juventus, Sevilla v Man City, Celtic v Real Madrid, Salzburg v Milan, Leipzig v Shakhtar Donetsk, and Benfica v Maccabi Haifa.

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Break bread and butter at Toastable: This one’s for fellow carb lovers — a new spot at New Cairo’s Mivida Compound is upping the city’s bakery game with an outdoor seating area that gives an all-round fresh experience. You can make your own sandwich from a selection of ingredients and your choice of bread (sourdough, ciabatta, or bagels). Their homey Spanish omelet is an ideal breakfast choice and their salmon bouquet offers a unique and tasty salad experience with a fresh zesty dressing. If you’re looking to satisfy your sweet tooth, look no further than their buttery pain perdu, dripping in sauce and served with ice cream.

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Grab your popcorn and head to Zamalek Cinema for a special screening of Where The Crawdads Sing at 7pm: The movie is based on the 2018 international best-selling novel by the same name, and it follows the story of a woman who raised herself in the deep South who becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was formerly involved with.

Egyptian rap fans, you don’t want to miss Room Art Space’s Rap Night tonight: The New Cairo venue will host performances by up and coming artists from Mcm records starting at 8:30pm.

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A quantum physicist invites us to go through life “scientifically” in The Joy of Science: BBC host Jim Al-Khalili makes a fascinating and illuminating case for why a scientific perspective has helped us grasp the world as it truly is, and how its fundamental ideas may help us all make sense of modern life. By discussing the nature of truth and uncertainty, the role of doubt, the pros and cons of simplification, the value of guarding against bias, and the importance of evidence-based thinking, Al-Khalili demonstrates how the concepts at the heart of the scientific method can help us through the difficult choices we face. In eight brief chapters, this book serves as a mini textbook on critical thinking. Whether you were a physics prodigy in high school or not, this book will make you fall in love with science, acquire a more reasonable viewpoint, and break through the fog of your own preconceptions.