Through an annual mural painting festival called the International Burullus Symposium, artists from different parts of the world, come together to decorate the walls of homes…
Author: Marina Makary
Marina Makary
Marina is an Egyptian journalist who aspires to become one of the most influential women in the Middle East. She’s spontaneous, rebellious, and not an echo. She likes to follow her heart and express that through words; her favorite form of expression.
With the #BlackLivesMatter movement circulating everywhere, the world is finally realizing that it’s time this cause gets the spotlight it deserves. But unfortunately, racism knows no…
Egypt Air has announced that it is taking all the necessary precautions to ensure the maximum safety for both its passengers and staff, in the process…
On Saturday, Eyad Hallaq, a 32-year-old Palestinian man with autism, was murdered by Israeli police next to his school for special needs in Jerusalem’s Old City.…
In Arab households, it’s very common to hear someone say “I think I’m going through depression”, and someone else responding with “stop being too sensitive” or…
The past few days have been filled with distress for everyone following the news in the USA. Since the brutal death of George Floyd, and the…
Ezbet Khairallah is a very densely populated settlement in the Fustat District in Cairo, with clusters of similarly-colored buildings stuck next to each other, so spotting…
Although only three Arab countries have managed to send someone to outer space, the field in the region has clearly been progressing over the past few…
Although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been suffering a huge increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, with over 83,000 patients so far, the country…
As lockdown begins to ease across the world, Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque reopened its doors to the public after more than two months of closure in efforts…
