By: Ali Sakr TW: mentions of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and their aftermaths. I was going to start this how I think we’re used to seeing it. An attempt to shed light on how much of an issue sexual assault … Continue reading We Talk to 5 Boys About Their Experience With Sexual Assault
By: Rawan Khalil Disclaimer: The purpose of this article is not to encourage anyone to do these things but just talking about the realities of some teenagers’ lives. When I was sitting peacefully in my room – totally not having … Continue reading 11 Things We Kinda Miss Doing Behind Our Parents’ Backs
By: Zeina El Mofty If you’re a part of the minority of people who have read my very first articles, you’d know that I’m not a very lovey-dovey person. You’d also know that I have minimal experience, and I still … Continue reading Quarantine Diaries #6 – Ektashaft That I’m the Person Who Complains About Being Single but Pushes People Away 24/7
By: Mariam El Naggar I lost a chocolate bar yesterday. In normal circumstances, I would’ve just found another one. But in the strange condition self-isolation has left me in, not being able to eat my chocolate was enough to make … Continue reading Quarantine Diaries #5 – Being on My Period Does NOT Invalidate My Emotions
By: Rawan Khalil Society holds men to a high standard of roughness expecting them to mask their emotions as it “emasculates” them. Men are supposed to swallow the rough pills of their pain, despite being human. To fit into society’s … Continue reading 8 Boys Admit to Being Body Shamed and Tell Us What It’s Like
Ok so, here is a very brief background story 3ashan tefhamo el situation. I’m Salma and my parents got divorced when I was about 8 years old. Both of them remarried and I have a bunch of step sisters and … Continue reading Quarantine Diaries #4 – On Living Between Divorced Parents During This Pandemic
By: Rawan Khalil I have been living with my trich for years and over that period of time, I noticed that my trich is a taker and not a giver. My hair pulling has taken away so much from me; … Continue reading Quarantine Diaries #3 – Living With Trichotillomania
By: Rawan Khalil Quarantine, lockdown, coronavirus, el viroooos – whatever you want to call the current pain in the ass – it has flipped our lives around. It has undeniably transformed them into this soggy blob of nothingness and to … Continue reading Quarantine Diaries #1: Ana Ba2eit A3da Fel Talaga Msh Fel Beit
By: Hanya I don’t think I’ll ever stop talking about women, and fighting for women and our right for opportunities that we choose ourselves, I’m even writing this article on Women’s Day. However, I’m also against oppression and restriction; I … Continue reading 6 Young Egyptian Male Models Redefining What it Means to Look Like a “Ragel”
By: Hanya I knew I would get an unbelievable amount of stares and comments -all unsolicited of course- the exact moment I cut my hair. Yet the one I never thought I’d ever get was actually the one that stood … Continue reading I Cut Off My Hair and People Said it Distorted My “Femininity”
