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...

I was 18 when I legally applied to change my name in court, in the Netherlands. I...

Wide citrus-soaked gardens, pouches of pumpkin seeds sold off by the parcel, and a lingering chirp of...

If you do a simple Google search for “Kid Cudi saved my life,” you will find thousands...

Neon lights bring alive the eyes of statues, and the opaque shadow of a column falls over...

There is not yet a word for friendships that are more than just friendships. It is the...

Cairo’s streets are filled with images and symbols, some more subtle than others. On my daily commute...

A statue of Ibrahim Pasha stares down the Opera Square, seated over primal traffic and tumbleweeds of...

There are few realities I tend to hold, adamantly and harshly, against Egypt, and that is, for...

“Three successful independent women fight daily against gender stereotypes and work tirelessly towards obtaining the happy life...

“My mother and father have always kept their relationship private,” my friend once told me. “The family...

25 January, Eid El Shorta (Police Day), of 2011 fell on a Tuesday. I was sitting next...