You know Mohamed Komsan. There isn’t a way around it because you just do now. Even before he’d been exposed and had confessed that he’d… Read More »Mohamed Komsan: Is Faking Cancer A Sign of Something Worse?
It’s long been said that art imitates life, right? Sure, art is never a carbon copy of life because, you know, that would be disappointing.… Read More »5 Topics That Egyptian Shows Need to Discuss!
The 30th Anniversary of the UN International Day of Older Persons was a bittersweet day for me. There was a wonderful event in Egypt, which… Read More »No One Left Behind: The Time is Now to Support Egypt’s Elderly
A scene from the 1969 film Be’r al Herman (A Well of Deprivation) starring Souad Husny and Mahmoud el Meligy. The scene features Nahed/Mervat (Hosny)… Read More »‘A Well of Deprivation’: One of the Few Egyptian Films to Bravely Tackle Mental Health
Online therapy. Medical vector created by freepik. In trying times such as the ones that the world is going through today, it is important to… Read More »The Ultimate Egypt Online Therapy Guide
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is one of the biggest issues facing Egypt’s female population. The United Nations Population Fund estimates that 92 percent of women… Read More »Restore Foundation: The Egyptian Doctors Making FGM Survivors Whole Again
Growing herbs at home. Photo retrieved from pxfuel.com. When I was a child, I had a Tamagotchi. I’m quite certain it died within three or… Read More »Collateral Care: On the Harder Days, I Wake Up For My Plants
Illustration credits: PixelStory (Kayee Au) for Egyptian Streets During a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the mental health challenges that many struggle with,… Read More »Empowering Minds Conference Pushes For a Youth-Driven Mental Health Movement in Egypt