On the return train heading to Alexandria this week, I looked forward to a comfortable journey after an exhausting week filled with tasks.
In carriage 1, on seat 2, I was surprised to find myself at the very end of the train, sitting on a seat without a window to my right or left.
I am someone who has a severe phobia when I'm at a
These are three feminine deities worshiped by the Arabs before Islam, during a period known as Jahiliyyah (the Age of Ignorance).
Al-Lat: Some say that Al-Lat is the feminine form of the word (Allah). Others claim that it originated from the word (Laatah) which means “to prevent” or “to keep away,” suggesting that
The novel "The Fool's Revenge and The Tale of the Fisherman's Fish" by Hajjaj Adoul takes us to a bizarre world where there are strange celebratory rituals and societal norms concerning the very concept of work, alongside characters wrestling internally with good, evil, lust, virtue, and all the conflicting human drives deep
Summer now gathers its leaves and departs, defeated by the coming autumn, which I dearly love—more than spring, winter, and summer. When autumn begins in Alexandria, the number of summer vacationers diminishes. The city, especially areas like Sidi Bishr and Miami, becomes less congested. Typically, the last holiday-goer departs with the
Ah, O world.. what again?
You delight in my pain and increase my sorrows,
Even the wounds are racing to see which comes first,
Days have become hard, and years are against me,
Ah, O world, what again?
By God, O Sheikha, stop my sorrows,
Destined for me the bravest folks to assist me in hardship,
And in my time, the
