The first two times Raghda tried a water massage (hydromassage), she came out of the water crying...

Two tributaries of the world’s longest river, one intimate struggle in the making for centuries: the Renaissance...

Whether we notice it or not, we are constantly experiencing the world through our bodies. Even if...

“Growing up, I never had the desire to get married and have kids like other girls. I...

Residents of the upscale Cairo suburb of Maadi are up-in-arms after the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation announced...

In May 2021, I was sitting with my Arabic teacher in an informal street restaurant located in...

The subject of marital rape made recent headlines in Egypt after Nada Adel, the owner of local...

Just before 11:30 A.M. on a warm spring day in late March (26th), train service 89 travelling...

If you walk down Fouad street in Alexandria, at the crossing with Sofia Zaghloul street you will...

Today, cheap and reliable fossil fuel defines the way we live and our energy consumption—from transportation to...

In October 2020, I moved to the Bedouin town of Dahab in South Sinai. A couple of...

“I don’t really see a future for myself in Egypt.” For Reem Hashem, 27, the decision to...

Update: since the publication of this article, the death toll in Gaza has risen to 56, according...

For around three months, Egypt has been rolling out two of the COVID-19 vaccines developed so far....

‘Illness, disease, epidemic.’ These are the terms that are commonly, and incorrectly, associated with autism. To say...

Today, Coptic Christians in Egypt and beyond are celebrating Coptic Easter Sunday, one of the most important...

Farida Zahran is an Egyptian director and writer living in Brooklyn, New York. With awards under her...