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Marwa Rakha for HE Magazine: HAVING A KID WILL RUIN YOUR MARRIAGE!
Written on 28 Dec, 2014 at 8:11 in Articles.مقالات, HE Magazine | viewed times
You are angry with your parents for not talking to you about any of this! You are angry at those who blame you for being unhappy or ungrateful! You are angry at social norms, traditions, Egypt, and Egyptian women! You... (Continue reading)
Ask Marwa: I am married to an ATM machine
Written on 10 Jul, 2013 at 20:39 in Articles.مقالات, IDENTITY MAGAZINE | viewed times
There are two ways to consider when thinking of marriage, home, and kids; you can think in "I owe you; you owe me" kind of way where every role and contribution is carefully calculated and assessed. This manner of book-keeping... (Continue reading)
Ask Marwa: I am married to a man who is eating away my self-esteem!
Written on 7 May, 2012 at 22:32 in Articles.مقالات, IDENTITY MAGAZINE | viewed times
I am married to a man who is eating away my self-esteem! He tells me that compared to the women he used to know before marriage, I am unsexy and unattractive. He tells me that I turn him off, that... (Continue reading)
Ask Marwa: Divorce after 2 Months?
Written on 7 May, 2012 at 22:14 in Articles.مقالات, IDENTITY MAGAZINE | viewed times
You are not alone! Many men and women realize from the first day of their marital lives that they made a mistake and that they got married to the wrong person. Let's be realistic about your situation and then it... (Continue reading)
TO ALL MARRIED WOMEN AND MEN: MY HUSBAND
Written on 20 Feb, 2011 at 13:11 in Articles.مقالات, IDENTITY MAGAZINE | viewed times
Dear women complaining of your husbands, Before I answer your questions, I would like to set some ground rules here! I want you to remember the following:... (Continue reading)
Ask Marwa: Do you think that men marry women just for the sex?
Written on 8 Dec, 2010 at 18:38 in Articles.مقالات, IDENTITY MAGAZINE | viewed times
I cannot talk to my mom about this but do you think that men marry women just for the sex? It is just disgusting! My question to you Marwa is: when a woman chooses her lifetime partner in this... (Continue reading)
LIVING APART TOGETHER (LAT) – MASTERING THE ART OF SHOCKING PEOPLE!
Written on 1 Dec, 2010 at 14:15 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
Marriage is not a power struggle; it is not about taming your partner and twisting their arms into submission. I will take whatever he has to offer – be it much or little – as long as I know that... (Continue reading)
Why did my husband stop being romantic?
Written on 25 Oct, 2010 at 14:25 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
Pressure my dear can change people's nature .... someone who is sweet, romantic, passionate, dreamy, etc (the way he was before) can turn into a piece of cynical shit under the pressure of living in Egypt ... ... (Continue reading)
My husband says he loves me but he is cheating on me
Written on 26 Sep, 2010 at 19:52 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
The fact that a man is in love with a woman does not mean that he will not flirt with others The fact that a man is married to one woman does not mean that he will not have affairs The fact... (Continue reading)
An email from a girl to all my readers
Written on 23 Sep, 2010 at 13:40 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
"One day you are your father's property. One day you are your husband's property. It must be difficult."... (Continue reading)
How does friendships with the opposite gender differ after marriage?
Written on 4 May, 2010 at 1:42 in Articles.مقالات, باب مروة رخا و مشاكل القراء | viewed times
How does friendships with the opposite gender differ after marriage?... (Continue reading)
Recorded Advice: Money & Marriage
Written on 5 Jun, 2009 at 21:54 in Shows.برامج, باب مروة رخا و مشاكل القراء, مشاكل القراء و حلولها الصوتية | viewed times
for example he takes X and i take Y we put X+Y then save part of it thn pay the essential items (electricity,water,..etc....after tht remain the rest for both of us)(Question is raised here: Is ths too early ?!)... (Continue reading)
Recorded Advice: Why don’t you get married and wear a scarf?
Written on 4 May, 2009 at 21:25 in Shows.برامج, باب مروة رخا و مشاكل القراء, مشاكل القراء و حلولها الصوتية | viewed times
My sister used to live with me in the Stated, last year she decided to move back to Egypt. She is 27 years old. She is been home now for about 9 month and she is faceing a huge problem.... (Continue reading)
CAMPUS MAGAZINE: MARRIAGE = LEGAL PROSTITUTION
Written on 1 May, 2009 at 3:26 in Articles.مقالات, CAMPUS MAGAZINE | viewed times
Disclaimer: This article is not targeted at those who get married because they want to share a life with a person they love, trust, and respect. I am not talking about the few who have shared goals and want to... (Continue reading)
CAMPUS MAGAZINE: A Hell of a Marriage
Written on 1 Feb, 2009 at 3:28 in Articles.مقالات, CAMPUS MAGAZINE | viewed times
I used to believe that people should get married because they are in love and because they want to share a life together. I also thought that those who got married for any other reason were on the wrong track... (Continue reading)
Blogging Inside Out – Busted New Year’s Resolutions
Written on 17 Jan, 2009 at 4:06 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
My head .. this is where the real problem lies. In my head I cannot see myself married. I cannot see a man permanently in my life. Many years ago I was seeing this man and it was serious. After... (Continue reading)
Why do Egyptians get Divorced?
Written on 18 Sep, 2008 at 2:32 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Statistics show that 75,000 Egyptian couples got divorced in 2006/2007. Marwa Rakha brings up oline reactions to the phenomena in this post. ... (Continue reading)
CAMPUS MAGAZINE: HUH?
Written on 1 Jun, 2008 at 3:32 in Articles.مقالات, CAMPUS MAGAZINE | viewed times
Take a snap shot of a Friday prayer or a Sunday sermon and you would be proud of the masses attending to God, but do they really know God? Do they truly believe? Do they live up to the essence... (Continue reading)
CAMPUS MAGAZINE: Relationships Warning: Do not date Egyptian Men!
Written on 1 Dec, 2007 at 3:33 in Articles.مقالات, CAMPUS MAGAZINE | viewed times
After a year of suffering and utter misery, Sandy got a divorce ... and a son! A single foreign mother in Egypt could be quiet traumatizing. I asked her why she did not go back to her country; she told... (Continue reading)
CAMPUS MAGAZINE: Move in or Move on
Written on 1 Nov, 2007 at 3:33 in Articles.مقالات, CAMPUS MAGAZINE | viewed times
Now I own a home and one day I will have a boyfriend who will make it past the first month. What if he makes it past the first six months? It is one thing to come and visit and... (Continue reading)
CAMPUS MAGAZINE: Why put all your Eggs in one Basket?
Written on 1 Oct, 2007 at 3:34 in Articles.مقالات, CAMPUS MAGAZINE | viewed times
Like my multiple careers, I began juggling multiple partners. I have always complained of the scarcity of good men, yet I found myself attracted to four men at the same time. They have nothing in common but me. I have... (Continue reading)
Marry Me …. Please!
Written on 27 Mar, 2007 at 0:05 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
I woke up today on my feminine side; all warm loving, gentle, caring, passionate, and submissive. The masculine spirit of the fighter in me went for a walk and all what was left of me was a girl who wanted... (Continue reading)
Evanescence
Written on 1 Jun, 2005 at 8:36 in (IN)SIGHT MAGAZINE, Articles.مقالات | viewed times
Here goes my girlish dream of happily ever after ... to cherish and to hold vanished into thin air ... to love and to honor evanesced into dark vapors ... until death do us part is just an anagram of... (Continue reading)
