Experiencing the Sounds and Silences of CairoA deaf architect returns to her hometown Cairo after receiving cochlear implants.Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
The day I entered the hearing worldI am sitting on a staid chair facing my audiologist’s desk and computer screen. I have two wires attached to my scalp. I hear a loud beep…Mar 2, 20202Mar 2, 20202
The Anechoic ChamberI woke up at 8pm in my ward bed to a room full of faces and no sounds at all. The bright neon lights did not really bother me nor did the…Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020
Knowing my fatherI caught myself smiling so tenderly the moment my phone screen lit with baba’s text: “I have just landed. Where are you?”Feb 16, 20201Feb 16, 20201
Is it happening?It’s my first week in New York City and it’s a perfect tough one. I am not sure whether it is the city being harsher than I have known her…Feb 8, 2020Feb 8, 2020
Twenty-fiveI will readily admit, I have always thought these kinds of posts dorky (I still do), but I scribbled this in my diary this morning and I…Oct 5, 20191Oct 5, 20191
Losing empathyI think of times where I sat at the same table with a group of amazing people and felt so absent. Even though aware of my surroundings — I…Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019
Burning out WildA year on, I am still living in the 12th floor of the same building where I lived with my two friends since I moved to Sharjah. The three…Dec 16, 2018Dec 16, 2018
‘Let Me Hear You’During a busy college day, my friend and I went to the document services centre on campus to get a copy of our assignment document…Jul 7, 2018Jul 7, 2018
