Some people come to me for relief and I leave them in a state that is anything other than relief!   Some people come to me for a magical solution and I have to be the one to tell them that magic is our own creation! Some people are afraid to choose, and I refuse…

Fact   It happens! Yes, many Egyptians have premarital sex with or without full intercourse.   Fiction   It only happens in certain classes! No, it happens from the poorest of the poor to the elite.   Fact   Proper sexual eduction is next to none in Egypt! Between those who forbid it in the…

I posted a video about abortion; watching the nurse sweep little bits of embryos that never made it to life into a bucket broke my heart.  I remembered when Sand Monkey (a friend of mine) asked me if I was pro-life or pro-choice and I remembered how Naje (another friend) laughed out loud when I…

Dear MAN I am the air you breathe … I am all around you … embrace me or choke on your arrogance! Air within you if you care beneath you if you dare around you but so rare Dear MAN I am the air that could push you forward or shove you under … I…

Last month I received an email from a heartbroken girl who was dumped after wasting several years in a relationship with a guy who just took her for granted. She came to me for advice and comfort but instead, I snapped. I cried and I told her: You made me cry! You made me feel…

I do not care about how much money you have in the bank – if you did not earn it yourself! I do not care about what car you drive – unless you paid for it! I do not care about the ring in that box – if you are not the one who got…

Dear MAN   Look at me; look again; look closer; Do you even see me?   Listen to me; listen more; listen deeper; Do you even hear me?   A woman aching for her man; A hunter aching to be a prey;   Why are you so lifeless? Why are you so passionless?   I…

Please step into my shoes for a few minutes and read this girl’s email, and tell me what is wrong with this picture.   Hi Marwa,   Please answer me!   My problem is that I don’t know if I am a virgin or not. I am 22 now but when I was in school…

I was reading an article about the nature of the Master/Slave relationship and I found out the most male/female relationships in Egypt – and probably in the Arab world – are a replica of Master/Slave relationships. The “female slavery contract” is signed and sealed in the name of traditions or religion or both. Let me…

Mirror … mirror on the wall, Who’s that girl standing tall? Mirror … mirror on the wall, Who’s to hold me when I fall? Mirror … mirror on the wall, Why are you not answering my call? Oh mirror The lines and the scars you do not hide; My scattered thoughts you would not guide.…

Dear MAN (July 2008) With the power of my thoughts I summoned youand with a blink I made you vanish. On a dark trip your spirit shall wanderand as it gets darker you shall believe in me. Ungrateful creature, I am your heaven and haven; Ingratitude is a sin, and sinners live an eternity in…

AN EASY GUIDE TO LOSING YOUR HUSBAND TO ANOTHER WOMAN If you turn him from a man to an ATM machine If you try to fix him If you keep criticizing him If you disrespect him in public or in private If you mistreat his mother If you are not warm and welcoming towards his…

Towards the end of each semester, I get emails from students – mainly girls – who chose me, my website, or my book as their graduation project. Some of them would interview me over Skype, others preferred to email me the questions, and very few interviewed me in person.   I am used to all…

I was talking to a friend of mine (Egyptian Man) and we had an argument about Egyptian men. We agreed that generalizing is not fair and that there are exceptions but we totally disagreed on the rest of the points. He said: Egyptian men are religious and have ethics – compared to a European or…