I’m an editorial and narrative consultant with over 20 years of experience in international journalism and mission-driven communications. I work with foundations, multilateral bodies, and international organisations to turn complex material into clear, compelling reports, donor communications, senior leadership writing, and public-facing articles. My work spans human rights, feminist activism, climate, education, and development.
Clients have included UN-Habitat, UNICEF, the World Bank, Mama Cash, Ignite Philanthropy, Safe to Learn, EMpower, and the Stars Foundation. Earlier in my career, I worked as a journalist for Agence France-Presse and the Los Angeles Times.
I’m currently pursuing an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hull and run in-person workshops for professionals and creative writers focused on practical writing skills.
For thousands of years the fertile banks of the Nile have been home to human settlement, and throughout its history Egypt has exchanged influences with the many different cultures it has encountered: Greek, Roman, Persian and Arab. At first sight, modern-day Egypt is an unruly and chaotic place, a cacophony of sounds, an overload of smells, and a visual theater.
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A crunch World Cup qualifier between Egypt and Algeria in Cairo on Saturday has seen unprecedented tensions between the North
My father had a strange habit of turning the car radio down anytime a police car drove past. Throughout my childhood in London, I noticed other idiosyncrasies - never mention our surname in public, always whisper when standing in a queue. He never claimed any state benefits and wouldn't get us treated on the National Health Service.
Egypt remains under a tense state of emergency after police forces stormed the Cairo protest camps supporting ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
Egypt's new prime minister has gotten closer to forming a cabinet as supporters of Mohamed Morsi vow to keep fighting for his reinstatement.
Buying a pair of trousers at one in the morning has never been a problem in Cairo, but a new government proposal to slash trading hours could effectively pull the plug on the city that never sleeps. Minister of Local Development Ahmed Zaki has warned that the government is considering legislation that would see shops close at 10 p.m.
Diab pulled out a newspaper from the plastic bag on the floor by his desk. He pushed his chair back and opened the paper wide, arms outstretched. He whipped each page from left to right, skimming headlines, eyes darting around the sheets.
Wasafiri is pleased to publish the pieces shortlisted for the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize. The poems, essays and short stories in this series showcase the best new writing from the best new writers across the globe - in all their diversity and complexity.
Vote counting has begun in Egypt's landmark election, which pitted stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule.
Defendants pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in the trial of 75 people over Egypt's worst football disaster, which left more than 70 people dead in Port Said in February. The violence was one of the deadliest incidents in football history, and came amid charges from witnesses that security forces did little to prevent the rioting, prompting more deadly clashes in the days that followed.
A riot that erupted after a soccer match in the Egyptian city of Port Said has killed at least 74 people and left hundreds more injured.
Several hundred Egyptians occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday, following a night of deadly clashes.
An Egyptian court has ordered an end to forced virginity tests female detainees have been subjected to after the practice sparked a national outcry.
Egyptians will vote in the first legislative elections since Hosni Mubarak was ousted but a deadly countdown has cast a shadow over Egypt's polls.
OMDURMAN, Jailan Zayan- Sudan's first female presidential candidate knows she stands no chance against President Omar al-Beshir, but says her ambitious bid will allow future generations of women to strive for the country's top job. Fatima Abdel Mahmud, a 66-year-old Soviet-educated professor of...
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The decision to bar women from sitting on the state council is "unconstitutional," said Judge Noha al-Zeini of the administrative prosecution authority, one of only 42 women judges out of the country's 12,000 in total. She said she was "shocked" by the ban on women sitting on the bench, but conceded that it was a reflection of society's unease with women holding positions of power.
"Big decisions should not be unilateral but in consultation with the Internet community at large," the participant said. "The power and the veto is still in US hands. However, ICANN members insist that no country has ever been refused registration.
CAIRO: An 85-year-old Holocaust survivor is among a group of grandmothers on a hunger strike to protest against Egypt's refusal to allow a Gaza solidarity march to proceed. Hedy Epstein, an American activist, and other grandmothers participating in the Gaza Freedom March began their hunger strike on Monday.
Fear of bloody showdown between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi grows after one activist killed
Egyptian riot police armed with clubs and water cannons stormed a downtown square packed with Sudanese refugees before dawn Friday in an attack that a human rights group said left 23 people dead. About 2,000 Sudanese had been living for months in a dilapidated tent city near the offices of the U.N.