Back in architecture school, I had a friend who would almost always introduce me the same way; this is Nour, and she’s a feminist . Back then and even now, thi…

Suicide has always been a topic we avoid discussing. For many people, it can feel either triggering or like a forbidden taboo. We often think of a person who d…

حياتنا مراحل، بنعيش مرحلة وفجأة نلاقى نفسنا في مرحلة تانية بدون إنذار، حدث عشوائي بيحصل في مساء يوم ما، عادةً بيكون  الثلاثاء، بتلاقي كل حاجة اتغيرت من حواليك،…

We don't usually think of clothes as a language.    We think of them as practical things: something to wear to work, a wedding, a night out, or a day when …

في سنة 2030، اجتاح "جيم المدينة" مكمل غذائي جديد يُسمى " Hyper Whey ". انتشرت الشائعات بأنه يضاعف حجم العضلات خلال أسبوع واحد حتى بدا الأدا…

In Sayeda Zeinab, seven-year-old me stands on my grandmother's balcony, watching strings of colored lights bloom over the street below like something betwe…

The fifteenth day of Ramadan arrives without ceremony. The novelty of fasting has worn thin, yet the end remains distantly out of reach—a mirage shimmering on …

In Alexandria, the sea light wakes Huda Mahmoud in her childhood bedroom. At thirty-two, she balances her career as an art director with living in her parents&…

In the gentle twilight that marks the eve of Ramadan, a particular electricity fills the air. The mosque, normally a place of quiet contemplation, transforms i…

Dreamers who once reached for the sky suddenly found themselves trapped in the grind, and hopeless romantics turned into top-tier work robots just to make…