He made us laugh in comedy gems like “Zaki Chan,” cry in heavy and deeply layered dramas like “Asef A’la El Eza’ag,” and re-evaluate our Egyptian…
Author: Ghalia Taman
Ghalia Taman
A ginger third culture kid who finally got acclimated to life in Egypt after many years of daily reverse culture shock. Ghalia is a foodie, loves making personalized gifts, and unashamedly buys more books than she reads.
Nestled high up on the rugged mountainside is a little small Syrian village called Maaloula. This isn’t your average village, though, as it is actually one…
A horror show, a massacre, and another bead of tragedy along Gaza’s extended string of suffering took place at what was supposed to be a “safe…
Centuries-old with a distinctive green color, matcha, Chinese green tea has been taking over the Arab world’s eateries and coffee shops. There is a craze and…
Within the diaspora are Arab women trying to find their foothold in their new communities. That is the essence of both of Palestinian-American author Etaf Rum’s…
We know that a lot of us have this uncanny thirst for competition, and that is why you will probably find competition for just about everything…
We all know the story. Our beloved Elle Woods decides to go to law school to win back her ex-boyfriend only to find that she’s actually…
An all-girls weekend can be a true slice of heaven, but what if it is also your very own bachelorette weekend? Any bride-to-be has a lot…
Within the tents of Gaza, the sound of sizzling onions and the splatter of oil can be heard as a man named Hamada Sho attempts to…
In an unprecedented moment, on April 16, Dubai suffered a historic weather event. The heaviest rain ever recorded in the country flooded many parts of the…
