Studying human sexuality wasn’t something my Arab parents were exactly fond of, but it was of the utmost necessity. The Arab world we live in is…
Author: Samar Marwan
Samar Marwan
Samar Marwan is the accidental product of Palestinian refugees living between the West and Middle East. The San Francisco native is hella serious about PCRF, LGBT rights, and burritos. Through her online writings she is intent on breaking taboos in the Arab world and liberating the white man from orientalism. Currently, she is planning a revolution against the hipsters. Send her your love (or hate) at HellaSamar or samar@scoopempire.com.
It’s kind of an obsession we have in the Arab community, well one of many at least, but curiosity over each others’ love lives drives…
Many of us have a scarce recollection of our early childhood, for eight-year-olds in Gaza it’s hard to erase the horrific images of the three…
A fifth year of one of the most devastating wars of our time also marks five years of the worst refugee crisis on record according…
Jordanian kick boxer, Amer Abdallah took home the World Kickboxing Association cruiser-weight title in Lockport, NY. The 39-year-old New Yorker took home the…
With the Syrian Civil War in it’s fifth year and a looming fear of Syrian refugees spreading across the West, especially in America, the rich history,…
Seven months after making the big move, I went back to my hometown and was confronted with the constant: “Are you happy? Is it safe?…
In an industry dominated by men, it’s great to see Maram Moussa, the only female Mall Director in Egypt, taking the helm of the country’s…
It seems weird, right? Going against our cultural norms or what most would refer to as “human nature”. A desire for life-long companionship through a spouse…
Friends, family and spinners flocked to the Red Sea for the 3rd Annual El Gouna International Spinning Marathon. Folks brave and crazy enough to join the…
