By: Zeina El Mofty Make yourself a fictional character and let’s just call her umm, Mariam. All weddings are magical but even magic is not always the same. This is not just any spell that would make a pen levitate, … Continue reading The 6 Common People at EVERY Arab Wedding
By: Rawan Khalil Here we are once again giving you the rundown of everything Netflix is bringing us. As usual, grab your softest pillow, a couple of snacks, and snuggle in for some extensive binge watching. I have to point … Continue reading Everything (Literally, Everything) Coming to Netflix This August
By: Fadila Mid-June, Hamed Sinno wrote a heart wrenching facebook post that I think everyone should read, but one particular sentence has been gnawing at me since: “I was once deluded enough in my optimism that I honestly believed music … Continue reading 34 Tracks by Arab Artists That Embody Resistance
By: Rawan Khalil I have recently downloaded tiktok, and well, I was very quickly sucked into the addicting amusement spiral which means multiple late nights laying in bed, scrolling through videos, and trying to not drop my phone on my … Continue reading 13 Arab Youth on Tiktok So Lit, We’re Half In Love With Them
By: Hagar Ezzo The recent events have been a lot to take in, from the BLM protests, the #MeToo movement in Egypt, and the general virus-infected state of the world. If you live under a rock and don’t know what’s … Continue reading 11 TV Shows to Watch In Order to Better Understand the 2020 Woke Revolution
By: Zeinah Hesham TW: mentions of abuse, sexual harassment, assault, and r*pe. Rape culture does not only consist of rape. It includes many many factors which is something we call the rape culture pyramids, which at the bottom includes things … Continue reading A Breakdown of Rape Culture and How the Movie 365 Days Normalizes It (More So Than It Already Is)
By: Fadila It’s not often we see a women-led series, let alone a women-led series written and directed by badass women, with the purpose of actually empowering them. I daresay this is the first feminist work that has come from … Continue reading Everything I Love About Leh La + Some Criticism, But Why Everyone Needs To Watch It Anyway
By: Hagar Ezzo Before I begin, let me just say that this discussion is not over, it is not a social media trend, it is a real life problem that has been around for centuries that so many people have … Continue reading 15 Movies and Shows About Race – Black Lives – You Need to Watch
By: Zaynab Zaher Disclaimer: People are contracting COVID-19 and dying all around the world. I’m well aware of how fortunate I am to be able to complain about stuff like boredom. This is in no way meant to belittle everything … Continue reading 6 Used-To-Be-Normal Things We’re Going Back to Doing (Safely) Since Lockdown is Over
By: Nour Jumma I recently watched The Red Sea Diving Resort on Netflix and the story of the movie was one that hadn’t occurred to me before. Chris Evans is rescuing a group of Jewish Ethiopians and smuggling them out … Continue reading 5 Books + 16 Films That Will Make You More Aware of Issues in The MENA Region
