During a high-energy clash between Al-Nassr Football Club and Al-Ahli, something different caught attention in the stands — not louder chants, but quieter style. A group…
Author: Malak Shalaby
Malak Shalaby
Malak cannot seem to get enough of Literature - so much so that she has pursued it in both her BA and MA, and the love affair is still going strong. Aside from her love for words, humans generally fascinate her. She spends a lot of her time analyzing the minds of people around her and watching criminal minds. She is still fairly new in adulthood, and until now, nothing has made sense in life but chocolate.
What if The Devil Wears Prada 2 didn’t just revolve around Paris and Milan—but quietly pulled from Dubai, Beirut, and beyond? Not a full rewrite, just…
When Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of a map in April 2026 and declared, “We strangled them… and we have more to do,” he wasn’t just…
Egyptian pop culture has a really interesting relationship with Michael Jackson. It’s not just admiration from afar—it’s more like ongoing reinterpretation. His music and image kept…
When people think of Michael Jackson, they picture sold-out stadiums, screaming fans, and global superstardom at full volume. But there’s another, softer chapter of his story—one…
Across Iran, the scale of damage reported in recent strikes by the US-Israel has been widening fast. Local media estimates suggest that at least 56 heritage sites, 30…
Every now and then, a familiar Arabic word shows up where you least expect it—dropped into a red carpet interview, a film scene, or a casual…
The Alexandria Short Film Festival is back from April 27 to May 2, and this year feels like a mix of “this could happen to you”…
April is Arab American Heritage Month, a moment that naturally invites reflection on stories that don’t always fit neatly into one place or one identity. For…
If you’ve been rotating between the same few cafés and your “usual order” is starting to feel a bit too predictable, Alexandria has been quietly dropping…
