There’s this one 13-year-old girl on Road 9 in Maadi called Amina. She sells tissues for people on the street. Like most people, I was annoyed…
Author: Nina Awad
Nina Awad
Nina is an aspiring Egyptian writer and journalist. She's a caffeine junkie who lends her voice to animal rights and welfare and is also a proud feminist and child advocate. She dreams big and is committed to prove the cynics wrong.
Almost all Egyptians have one or more superpower that we see every day but hardly ever notice. Some of you may come across these superpowers and…
Back in 2012, the United Arab Emirates started a nationwide animal therapy center called Sense. The initiative calls for the use of animals, from dogs, horses…
Sony Epic Records has announced its release of a new Michael Jackson album Xscape. The 8-track album will include four decades of unheard material and is…
(Via) Here’s a story about a 16-year-old Kuwaiti girl who was found dead in her home. How did she die? She hung herself in the bathroom…
Okay, you all know how Craigslist works. You can find everything from books and toys to boats and housing. But what else is there for sale?…
I recently read a news article about this woman in Saudi Arabia who was shoplifting from a clothing store while accompanying her three-year-old child. After fleeing…
World-renowned marine biologist Ziad Sheiery has announced the discovery of a new marine mammal species in Egypt’s Red Sea. Scientists are now calling the species “sharkphin”…
According to Ahram El Watan, there is a tree located in Dishna, Qena believed to have supernatural healing powers. This miraculous tree, which is a 600-year-old…
On a daily basis in the Arab world, 80% of women experience some sort of sexual harassment. The majority of us as women, regardless of how…