I once wished to have a baby with the devil, only to realize I was in love. I am far away from hell and out of the woods. No more rocks to start a fire. No mor…

إذا كان لديك اختيار أن تحمل شيئًا صغيرًا في حقيبتك على عجالة، وتترك البيت فورًا... ماذا ستضع في الحقيبة؟ لا أحد يجهز شنطة النزوح. هي لا تُجهز، هي تُنتزع. في ال…

Dear readers and friends, Ever since we went on hiatus, I always knew what I wanted October's theme to be: Anti-Israel. In fact, that was the working title…

Every year on October 6, the same images return to Egyptian screens: the canal, the pontoon bridges, the flag climbing a sand rampart in grainy color. We know …

In Cairo, I sit in a client meeting translating in real time: English into Arabic, Arabic back into English, and somewhere underneath both, a third, unofficial…

Before jewellery is gold, silver, stone, or resin, it is a choice. The piece we reach for can say something about where we come from, what we value, what we …

My Childhood Behind the Scenes Born in 2001, I was the older child with one brother, a quiet kid lost in hundreds of thoughts.  My biggest problem was that I h…

That strange period in life when you are no longer who you used to be, But you are not entirely sure who you are becoming either, You notice it in small things…