Reem KhorshidExperiencing the Sounds and Silences of CairoA deaf architect returns to her hometown Cairo after receiving cochlear implants.10 min read·Nov 6, 2020----
Reem KhorshidThe 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…5 min read·Mar 2, 2020--2--2
Reem KhorshidThe 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…4 min read·Feb 20, 2020----
Reem KhorshidKnowing my fatherI caught myself smiling so tenderly the moment my phone screen lit with baba’s text: “I have just landed. Where are you?”5 min read·Feb 16, 2020--1--1
Reem KhorshidIs 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…2 min read·Feb 8, 2020----
Reem KhorshidTwenty-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…3 min read·Oct 5, 2019--1--1
Reem KhorshidLosing 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…2 min read·Jun 20, 2019----
Reem KhorshidBurning 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…3 min read·Dec 16, 2018----
Reem Khorshid‘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…4 min read·Jul 7, 2018----