Archive - Baheyya

Matruh After our Katrin trip, we took a daylong interlude to recuperate from all the driving.

Jul 9 •

Under the Carob Tree

We all lay cozily, shoulder to shoulder, on a mix of thin mattresses and sleeping bags.

Jul 2 •

June 2025

We were pushing our baggage carts through Cairo International Airport when I spotted my mom waiting outside through the double gates.

Jun 26 •

April 2025

The past few months have been a whirlwind of bad and worse developments.

Apr 10 •

January 2025

I was curled up next to my whole clan – Cole, Amina, Sina, and Rawy – on our yellow playroom’s gray couch as we embarked on a cozy family ritual: Cole…

Jan 31 •

A few weeks ago, I had just gotten our summer tickets to Egypt and was super excited to share the news with my family on our Whatsapp group when I saw…

Jan 14 •

October 2024

Why I am not Voting for Harris

I have not been talking politics and voting decisions with anyone but my husband because I tend to get worked up in conversations and lose hold of the…

Oct 12, 2024 •

We were all sitting on a big kelim (كليم) or rug under a mango tree in one of Ismailia’s many mango groves.

Oct 1, 2024 •

August 2024

Deadly Identities

I slammed the car door as I climbed in next to my dad.

Aug 8, 2024 •

The Humanity Project 2

This is part 2 of a two-part piece.

Aug 1, 2024 •

July 2024

The Humanity Project 1

I was sitting in my brother’s apartment in Maadi trying to work but my watch kept buzzing with notifications.

Jul 16, 2024 •

May 2024

ابراهيم العرجاني

May 16, 2024 •

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