Mirna Abdulaal

Mirna Abdulaal is a writer, researcher and aspiring public/political communication specialist interested in women's rights, cultural heritage and fashion, and political communication.

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Arts & Culture
In Vogue: The Revival of Arab Women’s 90s Lip Liner Look
As a young girl, digging inside my mother’s purse everyday was a rehearsal to adulthood. Sitting cross-legged...

Mirna Abdulaal 30 September 2022
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Arts & Culture
Recipe: a Modern Nubian Dish Symbolizing Love and Healing
Embraced by the warmth of a sunset, which spreads a tender peach color over the Nile river,...

Mirna Abdulaal 26 September 2022
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Opinion
Why Is It So Hard to Acknowledge Fathers’ Mental Health?
It starts with detachment. Silent family dinners, prolonged absence, missed phone calls. Anxiously waiting for the doorbell...

Mirna Abdulaal 23 September 2022
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Buzz
How a Palestinian Poet Used the Power of Rhetoric to Center the Palestinian Narrative
As a six-year-old child in 1948, Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, who was born in the village of...

Mirna Abdulaal 17 September 2022
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Buzz
Cities and Villages of the Past: Living as an Egyptian During Greco-Roman Times
The deep sound of the aulos, a double-reed flute, echoes across the Roman amphitheater, where a crowd...

Mirna Abdulaal 15 September 2022
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Feature
Over 30 Years of Photographing Egypt: the Lessons and Story of Photographer Norbert Schiller
The full moon breaks through the skies of Siwa and pours a beaming light over a crowd...

Mirna Abdulaal 10 September 2022
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Buzz
In Photos: The Final Days of a King, and Egypt’s Last Royal Romance
The year was 1951. The streets were overflowing with a crowd of Egyptians cheering, dancing and celebrating....

Mirna Abdulaal 26 August 2022
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Arts & Culture
Baligh Hamdi’s Legacy: Bringing the Sounds of Egypt to the World
Looking inside the mind of a songwriter or a composer is like looking through an endless cave;...

Mirna Abdulaal 23 August 2022
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Feature
From Beauty Salons to Online Views: Egyptian Women and the Labor of Beauty
Aesthetic labor for women has always been hidden behind the closed doors of bathrooms or a mother’s...

Mirna Abdulaal 14 August 2022
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Feature
Review: Legleisah Bedouin Cuisine Brings a Mouthful of Generosity in Every Bite
If all of the months in the calendar were like a whole family, August would be the...

Mirna Abdulaal 9 August 2022
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Buzz
In Photos: Seeing Africa’s Climate Crisis Through the Camera Lens
Holding a vintage 1933 photograph of Alexandria’s Stanley beach beside a modern 2019 photograph of the same...

Mirna Abdulaal 31 July 2022
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Feature
Drawing Parallelisms in Literature: Japan, Egypt and the Existential Society
First, the cat was gone. But it was not just the cat. Soon everything else in Toru...

Mirna Abdulaal 28 July 2022
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Feature
Farming Anywhere, Anytime: How Tulima Farms Plans to Revolutionize Egypt’s Agriculture
“There is a need for healing, indeed.” So opens Ricardo Salvador, an expert in sustainable agriculture practices,...

Mirna Abdulaal 23 July 2022
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Arts & Culture
The Story Behind Princess Diana’s Awkward Pose at Egypt’s Pyramids
Standing awkwardly alone with her head slightly tilted to the side and her arms crossed, showing no...

Mirna Abdulaal 15 July 2022
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Feature
Luxor’s Farmers Instill New Hope for a Climate-Resilient Future in Egypt
Luxor’s beauty is not just seen through the scale and grandeur of its ancient Egyptian monuments, but...

Mirna Abdulaal 14 July 2022
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Arts & Culture
The Fashionable Killer: How Criminals Dressed in Egyptian Film Noir
The camera zooms in on the security man’s cigar, as he lets wisps of smoke escape. A...

Mirna Abdulaal 10 July 2022
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Buzz
How Egypt’s Date Palm Trees Can Accelerate Climate Action
If one spares a second, or even a single moment, to appreciate the beauty of nature and...

Mirna Abdulaal 7 July 2022

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