I hope this poem moves you to reject the inhumanity we see around us, and to strive for reconciliation with God and mankind. The person in this narrative is a fictional character, one who is responsible for the death of Zainab Al-Hosni, a young Syrian girl. ————————————————————————————————————————————- I spent many years in my childhood clinging … More The Monster of My Dreams
Egypt, Egypt, Not my Egypt, Egypt not for me I take pride in what you are, My country and my home But I am woman, am not male Egypt, Egypt, Not my Egypt, Egypt not for me I walk the streets with head held high To see the life around me But stares and comments … More Not My Egypt
To you who sexually harass: Respect me. It’s simple really, and maybe you have never thought of it, but respect is what we want. When you look at me with your nasty eyes, guess what, I despise you and will never take you seriously in life, and I don’t respect you. Am I flattered? No. … More What an Egyptian Girl Wants #EndSH
This is the beginning of a blog that I started writing on October 2, 2008 and never finished. Who knows why and I do wonder what I was thinking. But now, looking back, it feels true and feels real now which was future back then. And, so very related to me being a woman in … More Now is the Future
For several weeks I had been looking forward to and planning for the millions march in central Cairo in celebration of International Women’s Day. After work that day, my sister and I quickly got ready and headed to Tahrir Square to join the group. However, what we found was something quite different than the expected … More Manocracy…not Democracy
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