Egyptian gentrification politics are devoid of nuance, and more often than not, also devoid of empathy. Though...

Why do Americans yearn for the romance of Paris? Why do young men in Lahore dream of...

It starts with detachment. Silent family dinners, prolonged absence, missed phone calls. Anxiously waiting for the doorbell...

In a family car roaring down a European highway, an Egyptian couple inserts a USB drive into...

On a crisp winter Cairo day, before the first COVID-19 quarantine struck, I got catcalled during my...

It’s past 2 AM. I’m scrolling aimlessly through my phone, and I notice that my countdown application—flashing...

“We were told not to look beyond the wall and the Libyan Auxiliary Police made the rocky...

“Her connections with the past were now cut forever, so why should she retain her name?” –...

Summer heat mounts against my skin, and mourning comes in the form of a Facebook message. I’m...

I could only repeat ‘we’re just friends’ for a certain amount of time until it seemed like...

As I drove my new car home from the dealership, I contemplated my next drive, the trip...

The arrival of Disney’s ‘Moon Knight’ (2022) came with the realization that I am the “Egyptian friend”...

“Prostitute!” “Bitch!” “Give me my money, bitch!” “You come to the police station NOW!” You never leave!”...

In a world where Elon Musk works 100 hours a week, an Uber driver works 40 hours...

It’s 2010: armed men exchange gunfire, rocks and Molotov cocktails are tossed, and deafening silence inhabits our...

In the quiet hours of early mornings, or before iftar and sunrise, I find that one of...

As I walk through the noisy and bustling Ramsis Street, heading towards the mawqaf (microbus station) behind...