By May Taher

Where Them ‘Men’ At?

 Sitting across the table from me, my immaculately dressed friend subtly scanned the café in search for someone who might look ‘interesting’. She did it with such finesse that you would barely notice it. It looked like a technique that had been perfected over quite a few years. It had been a while since we’d…

Some Like it Rough

From the outside you would never think that this couple was madly in love with each other. Marwa seemed to be overly concerned with being the one who wore the pants in the relationship and Melad seemed helpless. She decided where they dined, which parties they attended, whose company they kept and he only complied.…

Hated in Egypt but Loved in France… Enjoying the Fine Art of Flirting

Ask an Egyptian male about his thoughts on his wife or girlfriend soliciting any form of male attention and the first thing you’ll notice is his sudden change in posture, slightly clenched jaw and an immediate “Why? Is somebody hitting on my girl?” The fact that some guy might find his girl attractive is enough…