CairoScene • 6th January 2026

Suad Amiry on Defending Palestinian Identity Through Cultural Heritage

"The protection of cultural heritage is the protection of memory and identity." Author and architect Suad Amiry speaks with us about protecting Palestinian identity in the face of Israeli erasure.

CairoScene • 5th December 2025

Tattoo Designer Yehia Moldan Translates Arabic Into Geometry on Skin

Yehia Moldan transforms Arabic letters into abstract geometric tattoos, creating a language that maps his journey from Gaza to Sweden, and Berlin to Cairo.

CairoScene • 14th November 2025

Gaza’s Borderless Biennale Carries Palestinian Art Across the Globe

CairoScene spoke to the Gaza Biennale artists living in Egypt about what it means to create in exile.

CairoScene • 3rd November 2025

With Hoda Abrahim You Will Find Love, Inshallah

Hoda Abrahim is the star of Hulu's The Muslim Matchmaker. She will go to the ends of the earth to find you your person—by even cold messaging eligible singles on LinkedIn.

CairoScene • 22nd October 2025

Photographer Tasneem Alsultan on Walking Away From Western Media

“My work on the front page of The New York Times used to make me ecstatic, proud for my nation. Now, I don’t want to be associated with them.”

CairoScene • 8th October 2025

Gazans in Cairo Create Livelihoods Beyond Donations With SafeGrow

SafeGrow is the organization supporting Gazan refugees displaced in Egypt find freelance work, rebuild businesses that have been destroyed, and start new ones.

CairoScene • 7th October 2025

PalPsych Trains Volunteers to Support Gazan Refugees in Cairo

Amy Estrada started PalPsych when she saw a gap in mental health services for Gazan refugees in Cairo. Since 2024, she has trained over 70 volunteers, many without a background in psychology.

SceneHome • 7th October 2025

RIWAQ Centre Fights to Safeguard Gaza’s Architecture Amidst Genocide

As Gaza's cultural heritage sites fall under attack by Israeli forces, the Ramallah-based RIWAQ Centre for Architectural Conservation intervenes to conserve them.

CairoScene • 7th October 2025

Halfpipes Under Siege: The Skateboarding Scene in Gaza & the West Bank

Gaza Skate Team and the West Bank's Skateboarding.ps run lessons for kids in the occupied Palestinian territories, with support from the UK-based SkatePal.

Raseef22 • 4th September 2025

Refusing complicity: Why I left the United States for the Middle East

What does it mean to choose leaving home over complicity in a genocide? For Laila Shadid, moving abroad was never just about returning to Lebanon or learning Arabic — it was about refusing silence in the face of punishment for those who stood with Palestine.

CairoScene • 30th August 2025

Advice From My Bawab, The Most Reliable Man In My Life

Since I moved to Cairo a month ago, Abu Saleh has been the most reliable constant in my life. He wants me to know I am safe here, but at a cost.

22nd May 2025

Talking to a Taxi

A piece I wrote for a class at the Institute of Critical Thought in Amman titled "Kafka Goes to Palestine."

The Cairo Review of Global Affairs • 27th March 2025

In Jordan, Trump is a Divisive Figure

Before Trump officially took office, some Jordanians believed that he was the “lesser of two evils”. Now, two months into his presidency, Trump has few fans in Amman.

Al Jazeera • 26th May 2024

To understand my dad, I needed to learn about the day he was shot

My father, Anthony Shadid, was shot while reporting on the second Intifada. I went on a journey to meet the man who saved his life.

Al Jazeera • 17th February 2024

‘The tourists have gone’: Jerusalem restaurateur struggles amid Gaza war

The owner of Jerusalem's hugely popular Sarwa Street Kitchen has lost 19 family members in Gaza and now faces closure.

Al Jazeera • 12th October 2023

‘This is different’: At a West Bank cafe, Israel’s assault edges closer

At a popular restaurant, chips and a game night can’t break the tension – and a TikTok video prepares patrons for worse

Al Jazeera • 9th October 2023

‘It’s time to go’: When a Palestinian maths class becomes a victim of war

As the Israel-Hamas war broke out, a conflict-scarred preteen comforts an adult teacher, ‘I don’t have feelings.’

Amman Net • 9th February 2025

Amid economic crises and a lack of solutions, can Jordan reduce poverty rates?

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Jordan’s economy has suffered crisis after crisis—from waves of inflation in 2021, to repercussions from regional conflicts such as the Russian-Ukrainian war and, most recently, the genocide in Gaza. Today, the Kingdom continues on the path of economic decline.

Amman Net • 13th May 2025

Borderless Testimonies: Journalism as a Ticket to Exile or Death

"It takes stamina–keep your spirits high.” Do you remember those words? The words of war correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh are impossible to forget. She was killed by bullets fired by Israeli occupation forces while reporting in the field.

Amman Net • 27th January 2025

Jordan Rejects Trump’s bid to “Clean Out the Whole” Gaza Strip

Government officials and experts alike reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal Saturday that Jordan and Egypt accept 1.5 million Palestinian refugees from Gaza.