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A Ship and a Seat

In enchanting Istanbul, the capital of imagination, while others might be relishing joy, the elegant lady wasn't sharing the same moment. She rushed miles without feeling the pleasure of arrival, or the beauty of standing before the river. Oh, the sweetness and splendor of Istanbul's rivers! It's as if you're facing your

A Long List and a Lone Suitcase

As I waited inside the train, heading to Alexandria, a peculiar idea crossed my mind that I'd like to share with you. If you were forced today, without any preparation, to pack a single suitcase for a journey with no return, what would you place in it? And what if you were asked to list the people you'd take with you on this

Let the undertaker be sorry

“Let us endeavor so to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” This very inspiring quote by the famous writer Mark Twain rings a bell in my head every time I hear that someone passed away. I open The Noble Quran and here is a very awe striking verse: “Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor

Face to Face.. Cinema is Still Possible!

Critic Mahmoud Abdel Shakoor says in his book "How to Watch a Movie", that dialogue in itself is a difficult art complementing the art of cinema, pointing out that Egyptian cinema in its golden age relied on giants specialized in dialogue, such as El Sayed Bedeir, Abul El-Saud El Ebiary, and Badee' Khairy, who were assigned to

I am busy said the Sea

“I am busy”, said the sea. “I am busy, think of me”. I remembered Sir Cecil Spring Rice’s poem when I sat idly on the seashore one day. “I am busy,” said the sea, “I am busy. Think of me, Making continents to be. I am busy,” said the sea. I started watching the