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Rana studied Political Science and Women & Gender Studies, this pretty much means she has something to say about anything and everything, even when she really shouldn’t! She is a serious insomniac, an intense reader, and a firm believer in the power of sarcasm. She has no aspirations towards becoming a politician, but she tends to throw around the “F” word -Feminism – a lot.

Thoughts

Things I Learned to Watch out for When Dating My Best Friend

Rana Elhawary Apr 22, 2017

Now that a number of people know that we got together after he bravely suffered 8 years in the friendzone, I think it is appropriate to do this as a follow-up piece. I always read a lot about how it is so important for you and your significant other to be best friends. But what if you already were best friends, before…

Thoughts

Throwback to a Time Before Egypt Was Veiled

Rana Elhawary Apr 21, 2017

Straight off the bat, this is not an opinion piece on the concept of the hijab or the niqab. I am not a religious spokesperson to have such an opinion nor do I…

News

Man Charged with the Bombings of Egyptian Churches Turns…

Rana Elhawary Apr 19, 2017

It has been more than a week since tragedy struck on Palm Sunday -9th of April-, when two churches were bombed in Egypt's Alexandria governorate, and Tanta city…

Travel

Horse-Surfing: Everything You Need to Know About UAE’s New Favorite Royal Sport

Rana Elhawary Apr 19, 2017

Yes, you heard that right, horse-surfing! What is it, you may ask? Well, horse-surfing is a novel form of sport where surfers are tied and pulled by horses moving in water. This sport has apparently become the nearest and dearest to the hearts of Dubai’s royal family, especially to the hearts of Dubai's H.H. Sheikh…

News

Muslim Teen Flawlessly Shuts down Islamophobic Nonsense by…

Rana Elhawary Apr 18, 2017

A few days ago a 17 year-old Muslim girl by the name of Lamyaa- residing in Pennsylvania tweeted a screenshot of an iMessage conversation she had with her…

Thoughts

Why Egyptians Need to Change How They View Abortion?

Rana Elhawary Apr 17, 2017

When I was 16-years-old, I thought abortion should be made legal because I truly believed in the slogans of the pro-choice movement. The determining factor for…

Business

I Went to The Creative Industry Summit, and Here’s What Happened

Rana Elhawary Apr 16, 2017

On April 10th and 11th, 2017 I attended The Creative Industry Summit at The Four Seasons Nile Plaza Hotel in Egypt, and here is why I loved it! Firstly, the vast majority of the speeches made by a lot of the speakers contained extensive discussions of millennials and their variant roles in mass culture and consumption.…

Thoughts

3 Things I Learned Not to Stand for in Any Relationship

Rana Elhawary Apr 16, 2017

It has taken me time to accept the mere fact that the three things contained in this article have happened to me; to people around me, and will probably…

News

Why Egypt Needs to Stop Fighting Terrorists, and Start…

Rana Elhawary Apr 13, 2017

A few days have passed since the horrific church bombings that took place in Egypt’s Tanta governorate and Alexandria governorate. Accordingly, it…

News

#SaveDinaAli: Why We Need to Talk About Honor Killings

Rana Elhawary Apr 12, 2017

On Monday, April 10th, Dina Ali — a 24-year-old Saudi woman— was off-loaded from her flight, detained for 13 hours without being officially charged with any crime, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Dina was traveling from Saudi Arabia to Australia via the Philippines hoping to seek asylum from her abusive family. …

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