What It Means To Be A Traveling Hijabi

Being the daughter of a father who used to backpack during college days, I grew up admiring the idea of traveling. I would dream about trips to be made and destinations to be conquered even before I actually started to travel. And when I did start to travel, my biggest concern was the hassle of …

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Moving to Kuwait

If you have been following my writings so far, you would probably know by now that I'm an Egyptian who is living in Cairo, but actually a few months ago I decided to relocate and move somewhere else. Well, I teach undergrad students and I ended up accepting a job offer at a university in …

32 and counting

So, my 32nd birthday was almost two weeks ago. Yes, I just turned 32 on January 7. I’m aware that most people feel insecure about their real age; especially females but I have to say I find it a bit strange when males act in the same manner! This makes me wonder why such a …

Music, Lyrics, and Life

Have you ever listened to a song and thought "oh my Gosh that describes me perfectly?” You are in that mood and all of a sudden a song starts playing and it simply gets through you and what you are feeling in that very minute as if it has been written specially about you. Well, …

I Miss …

I miss the old “me”; the “me” who was fit and used to exercise regularly. I miss going hiking; sinking myself in the beauty of a mountain and the serenity at the top. I miss a good live jazz concert. I miss you my friend <3. I miss the moment when I thought I knew …

Emptiness

That feeling of being empty within; the big deep hole of nothing inside your being.     A heart that’s vacant like a hollow statue or an uninhabited town; sad and yet so numb; believing but finding it hard to accept.   How to fill in such a void when everything that’s being said or …

In The Memory of Heba El – Husseini

I’m still trying to catch my breath here and realize that you have left us to a better place.   And though you are not here with us anymore I’m so grateful that our paths intertwined. I’m grateful that I met you and had the chance to have you as a part of my life, …

Togetherness

I was inspired to write this post by the lovely family from the photo during Cairo Runners’ last run which took place in Dokki.     There I was “walking” seriously with my music on and suddenly I came upon a young couple who were joining the run with their newly born. The mother was …

A Second Chance

On Saturday August 31st 2013 at around 9:30 am God decided to give me a second chance. Yes, somewhere along the Cairo – Alex desert road God decided to give me and my family a second chance in living. I still remember everything, how it happened, how we almost ran out of life, people gathering …