Identity . Quest
A Nation Reinvented
On January 8, 2020 by Mona AbouissaAn 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.
Quest . Revolt . Themes . Vocation
Men of Faith
On January 16, 2017 by Mona AbouissaExploring the thread linking men rooted in religion, political ideology and the military, done in an experimental format.
Themes . Tribe
Between Landmines and Apples
On January 7, 2009 by Mona AbouissaThe strongest coffee and an ongoing cold war keeps the Golan Druze in a perpetual state of hope and despair.
Escape . Identity . Themes . Tribe
The Memoirs of a Prisoner
On January 3, 2009 by Mona Abouissa“Prison was a school of life,” says Bisher, 44, who spent more than half of his life in Israeli prisons. Above him is a photo of him with his brother, smiling, with a background of waterfall wallpaper taken by an Israeli prison photographer.
Escape . Themes . Tribe
In a Transit Country
On January 2, 2009 by Mona AbouissaAn investigation into the Iraqi refugee community in Cairo, never able to trust Egypt or return home, stuck in transit at the mercy of NGOs.