Issue No. 01

Words,pictures,voices.

Essays, interviews and confessionals from members across the region — in the language we actually speak.

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In this issue4 pieces
  1. Essay6 min readThe first time I wore a crop top in Cairo
  2. Style8 min readDressing for a desert wedding when nothing fits
  3. Health11 min readThe doctor who weighed me once and then actually listened
  4. Essay9 min readMy mother called me fat — and then apologised at fifty
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The first time I wore a crop top in CairoEssay
6 min read

The first time I wore a crop top in Cairo

I expected stares. I got three compliments and a cousin's new boyfriend asking where I shop.

By Nour Habib6 min read
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We pay writers. Especially first-timers.

If it's been living in your head this year and you can write it down, we want to read it. Egyptian Arabic, MSA, English — we publish in all three.

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  1. We pay

    USD 120 baseline per piece, more for original reporting.

  2. We edit lightly

    Voice stays yours. We catch typos, never tone.

  3. We publish in three

    Original in your language; translation if you'd like one.