Category Archives: Thoughts &articles

Qorasaya Island – fighting for the right of being


As published in “Your Middle East.com” Will the children who woke up one day to find their own army attacking their home ever be able to forgive a regime that terrorized them, asks Egyptian writer Zeyad Salem. Qorsaya Island, located near the west bank of the Nile around 10 kilometers from central Cairo, is a […]

A retrospective look at what seemed to be the happy ending.


As published in September’s issue of Campus magazine (http://issuu.com/campusmagazine/docs/digital_issue_sep_2012) March 2011, the time when we believed an oppressive regime could be toppled in 18 days, was also the time we believed that the referendum on the constitution would be the happy ending to our Tahrirrian struggle.  Consequently, a bunch of the “EDUCATED” ones decided to go […]

A naked thought


Crucifying dreams on a severed beat while praying for resurrection is what it is. You are you and I am me. We are not destined to be one. The we and us does not exist.  Your invulnerability is unbearable. I am not the one to play the victim. I make a decision to bring myself […]

Twitter sized fiction III


 Once upon a time; a grain of sand lost in the ambiguity of a wall, pitied a shred of light quivering in fear of the shadow, thinking how liquefying one’s existence for shelter in a concerted quintessence, is not necessarily different than giving in for decadence.

قول لأم شهيد كل سنة وإنتي طيبة ‎‫#عيد_الأم‪‏


أرقام التليفونات دي تم تنقيحها ومراجعتها.. تقدر تتصل بأى رقم منهم.. وتقول لأم شهيد، كل سنة وإنتي طيبة.. • والدة الشهيد خالد سعيد 01009283502 | • والدة الشهيد إسلام رأفت 0128273772 | • والدة الشهيد مينا نبيل 0171251262 | • والدة الشهيد أحمد بسيونى 0164455070 | • والدة الشهيد شهاب حسن شهاب 0178494534 | • […]

#IDidNotReport back then but I am sharing it now.


Going through Twitter tonight has been different , for months we have had all these political news/debates , preparing for a march or wallowing in misfortune over those we have lost , but tonight I found the #IDidNotReport hash tag – where people share their stories of harassment that they never reported with total strangers- and since […]

Quiescence !


The brake lights were swallowed up in the darkness and quietude started to crinkle proclaiming over the resonating beats of his heart. Earlier that day he packed all his avidities, affairs and fiends into boxes perfectly placed on the truck. He gave away everything that used to define him, things he used to refer to […]

Room Squared !


Disclaimer; This is an excerpt from the requested report about the room squared, we decided that this is the  only part that could be used publicly. “The room squared (1) was known to be the place where the troubled go seeking therapy , rehabilitation or the mere company of other miserable beings in a desperate […]

Zsaurus.com (SCAF)


Main Entry: SCAF Part of Speech: noun Definition: An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a people’s revolution while contributing nothing to the survival of its host. Synonyms: Mubarak, Oppression, Tyranny, virginity tests, Racism, Corruption, Deception, Incompetence, Inconvenience, inevitable failure,leech, Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis , Shafik , Suleiman. Antonyms: #jan25

Our right to be ..


Dear SCAF et al. ; We the Egyptian people has zero tolerance for being randomly shot, killed, injured, beaten, tortured,phased out, discriminated against or detained and we will unite against any entity that violates any of  our rights. All what we are asking for and I believe we have earned it the hard way; is to be respected and […]

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