About Dancing
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From Dakar ... with love
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Memories of a very ordinary day
Yesterday was one of the good days in my life, although some difficulties took place. I will start with telling you a cute story, I was having my morning tea in café downtown with Mozn, my shoes were dusty like all of Cairenes who are surrounded by desert.
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On Mental Illness in Egypt
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Politics of ethincity and color
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Meeting new sisters
In this trip we are a delegation of from eight countries, 14 women and two men.Usually I do not show friendly attitude in the beginning of such event, I rather stay alone observing who is nice , and who is not . so I was away from the group , then I started getting to know people I believe in the Arabic wisdom saying that souls are soldiers of God, they might get a long or they rebel .
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About being Black: childish approach
I am not intending to write a serious blog about being black in a brown country, I might do that later on.Today I had a very cute experience with our neighbor Loka (4 years old) , she was trying to convince me that I am black because I drink too much Pepsi and I eat chocola
Work Diaries
I have been thinking about my career lately, as a major change is taking place: Nazra for feminist studies is finally in action and is implementing several projects, although I have been waiting for this for long time and Nazra team went through long hard time to reach this point, but my happiness is not complete, not only because of the obstacles we are facing like the governmental bureaucratic and security constraints or the possibility of the societal backlash to any feminist activism but the reason of my incomplete happiness is very personal
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In Memory of Sarah
It's been four years and I am still in pain over losing you. This time of year is especially difficult, though one thing has changed. I am not only sad and hurt but also angry. They tell me that it gets less painful with time; that I will heal as time passes. It's not happening. I am getting angrier and sadder about your loss as the years pass. I am so consumed by sorrow and grief that I could not bring myself to visit you this year. I have a rage inside me that's been slowly brewing. I am incredibly upset at the thought of not having you in my life. I am enraged that they took you away from me before I could hug you.
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Pontification
The people who believe that dependence on men inherently gives women the upper hand in a relationship... are they intellectually challenged?
After being on your feet for 8 straight hours, can you declare a shoe comfortable when you are ache and pain free?
Do bugs have a biological clock, and is it malfunctioning if they are still flying around when it's minus 2?
Is it caring for the disadvantaged that distinguishes the civilized from the barbaric?
Are Dora and Diego encouraging all Hispanics to do nothing but produce babies?
Is it an attempt by evolution to protect our hearing by having our ears not recognize certain decibels that only a screaming child can produce?
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After being on your feet for 8 straight hours, can you declare a shoe comfortable when you are ache and pain free?
Do bugs have a biological clock, and is it malfunctioning if they are still flying around when it's minus 2?
Is it caring for the disadvantaged that distinguishes the civilized from the barbaric?
Are Dora and Diego encouraging all Hispanics to do nothing but produce babies?
Is it an attempt by evolution to protect our hearing by having our ears not recognize certain decibels that only a screaming child can produce?
Absent
I know I have been absent lately, with good reason. Though I am currently not in the frame of mind to elaborate, I will say that I absolutely resent the fact that I have to fear the death of my child because, sadly, it's an experience I've been through before. I really, really, really hate the feeling that the odds are stacked against me, and I really fucking despise people who put my child's life in jeopardy, even if their actions are unintentional. Stupidity has no bounds.
It is a sick and horrifying feeling to watch your child lie in a hospital bed and think, what am I going to do this time if I lose her.
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It is a sick and horrifying feeling to watch your child lie in a hospital bed and think, what am I going to do this time if I lose her.
Apologies
I know I have not been updating this blog regularly. Even worse, many good people have sent emails and I have not responded. I am not ignoring you I promise. There are mitigating factors, which I won't go into detail about right now. Suffice it to say that persistence, perseverance, and levelheadedness can sometimes keep you afloat, especially when things go awry. Those of you who are more familiar with my situation will appreciate the news that my uphill battle with the new place is finally starting to payoff. Sometimes people do not understand the severity of a situation until they witness the crisis first hand.
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