Since I got pregnant in August 2010, I have been on a bumpy hormonal trip; everything seems so intense and magnified but at the same time most things seem trivial and marginal. It is like wearing bifocal glasses while driving... (Continue reading)
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)
From March 2005 until July 2010, I have successfully killed every little notion of motherhood inside of me; I have programmed my mind to overlook anything that is related to babies starting from articles on the internet, to books, toys,... (Continue reading)
How to get over a broken heart?... (Continue reading)
7) I see a lot of people dreaming of joining multinational companies but they never cared to improve their English. Others dream of working in sales but they never invested in enhancing their communication and negotiation skills. Some neglect their... (Continue reading)
How to become a regular columnist in a magazine?... (Continue reading)
MARWA RAKHA IS HIRING POSITION: BOYFRIEND... (Continue reading)
This article was triggered by three thoughts; 1) I wanted to look up the difference between nude and naked 2) I was thinking of the origin of inhibitions 3) I wish there would be a nude beach in Egypt.... (Continue reading)
I would do anything to see the look on my editor's face when she reads this article (giggle ... wicked giggle)! She wanted me to write a piece on achievement and success, and she wanted me to share my personal... (Continue reading)
People who meet me for the first time, people who read my book, people who read my articles, people who listen to or watch my shows, people who interview me, and people who talk about me - why do they... (Continue reading)
When I was a hostage of social norms and societal classification of what's "A class" and what's not, I held on so hard to appearances - that included brand names, designer this and that, fashion, and latest trends. Along with... (Continue reading)
Let me rephrase that - How many times did you sin against yourself? ... (Continue reading)
كم مرة أذنبت ؟ لأ خلينى أقولها بشكل تانى .. كم مرة أذنبت فى حق نفسك ؟... (Continue reading)
5) Am I still trapped in my shallow Disney bubble waiting for my tall dark handsome prince? Am I still hooked up on looks? Yes! Guilty As Charged!... (Continue reading)
What will you do if you knew that 21 December, 2012 is THE last day?... (Continue reading)
Now you know why your father smothered your freedom ... if you get too comfortable at his home you will never want to get married and he will be stuck with your responsibility forever.... (Continue reading)
We are God's most flawed creatures ... fu**ed up beyond repair with a self destructive streak and an auto eject button ... we lie and believe our lies ... we make promises then we forget about them ... we need... (Continue reading)
50. You wish you could push a delete button and that person, your memories, and your pain would just vanish (there is no delete button ... we all know that! But there is a delete and block button that helps... (Continue reading)
As if finding a husband for me was not a difficult enough task, and as if great guys grew on trees, I decided to make my life a bit more complicated by throwing the "father ingredient" into the "husband mix".... (Continue reading)
On my desktop, I have two sidebar icons: A calendar and a clock. In my head, somewhere in the depths of my twisted brain, I have the same two icons: A biological calendar and a biological clock that count the... (Continue reading)
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)
What Women Want on a Freaky Friday and Vice Versa. This is the answer to all those couples who drift apart forgetting what brought them together in the first place. In those three movies a man got to be a... (Continue reading)
My first escape was mango - yes! As in fruit! I would escape a boring class or a paternal lecture by imagining a mango in my hand; the feel of its skin, its scent, and its color. Then I would... (Continue reading)
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)
I am sick and tired of people telling us what to do. I am trying hard to avoid turning into one of those people who dictate what is right and what is wrong - and people follow. My mission in... (Continue reading)
I caught myself guilty of a series of rebound relationships and the worst part was that I had no idea that I was rebounding. Here I am emotionally drained and mentally consumed sharing with you my two cents on rebounds.... (Continue reading)
It got worse after women learnt how to read and write, got to work, and began mingling with men. In the old days women knew nothing but what their husbands taught them. Nowadays women know very well how to use... (Continue reading)
3) We live in a society that loves lies and is in love with liars ... you are better than them ... way better. ... (Continue reading)
After that call, I re-read my recent posts and could not understand why would anyone even bother with me when I was not even writing original stuff? Yes, most of the time, I was reporting on behalf of fellow bloggers.... (Continue reading)
My dear reader ... Please do not get offended ... Please forgive me for what I am about to say ... I am writing this article because of you ... I am mad at you ...... (Continue reading)
I was an outcast as a kid, a nerd as a teenager, and a freak in my twenties, but since I hit thirty my life took a very different turn; I learnt how to be happy, popular, and successful. I... (Continue reading)
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)
I was never interested in politics. I never cared for politicians. I was never bothered with Iraq, Palestine, Iran, or even Egypt. In my attempt to track my apathy I have reached down the abyss of my psyche and touched... (Continue reading)
I met him for the very first time when I was shooting E7na show and I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw; Moez Masoud is a young handsome charismatic man who is blessed by sound logic and common sense.... (Continue reading)
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)
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)
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)
"A man should be responsible and a responsible man takes total and utter care of the needs of his woman."... (Continue reading)
I understand why a woman my age, or older, could be attracted to someone who is younger, or much younger; yet, I failed to grasp the logic - if such a word exists - behind young men who willingly consensually... (Continue reading)
So let's assume that we have a girl who is poor beyond poverty, more ambitious than Lady Macbeth, is paying her tuition fees, and is saving for her dowry. This girl chose the least trodden path as a means to... (Continue reading)
It was St. Valentine's Day in 2000 when I first heard "Losing my Religion". I was happily dancing to the beat until the lyrics hit me. My feet lost the rhythm and I came to a complete stop. How could... (Continue reading)
What is it this time that offset my safety valve? Was it a guy who started the lame nauseating right and wrong argument with me? Was it a girl who hid her actions in a cloak of virtue and self-righteousness?... (Continue reading)
I also visited this site's affiliate sites specialized in alternative lifestyles, Asians, Russians, Literotica, and BDSM (Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism.) I was amazed - Egypt had a very strong presence. After a week, when the... (Continue reading)
The men and women who shared with me their sob stories are victims of our society. The double standards that they are brought up to adopt create what we call in business, an execution gap. There is a big void... (Continue reading)