Category: Quest

Farewell my Republic

From holly crusades and revolutions to the underground debauchery and parenthood, it is a 20 year quest to survive and thrive in the complexity of Egypt.

A Nation Reinvented

An essay about the search for identity that starts at the Suez Canal. From myth to reality, how the Canal played a role in Egypt’s mutation from 19th century orientalism to today’s neo-nationalism.

Dispatches from the Generals Front

The Generals know best – it has been the guiding principle in Egypt for 64 years. The rest of us know not to get on their bad side. A new dawn of patriotism.

Men of Faith

Exploring the thread linking men rooted in religion, political ideology and the military, done in an experimental format.

The Comrades and I

A cross-border tale of three funerals; Lenin’s, Egyptian communism and my father’s.

Ghost Workers of Israel

An investigation into the lives of Palestinian ghost workers who build Israeli settlements. It is a story about being in the right place at the wrong time.