Vegan MoFo #5: Veganism in the Arab World
Hey guys, glad everyone enjoyed my healthy spin on the classic Egyptian breakfast recipe for Ful Mudammas yesterday – if you haven’t already check it out here. I plan on sharing more Arab vegan recipes...
View ArticleArabs and Veganism: The Difference Between Acceptance and Understanding
When I flew home for Winter break, I ended up in a heated debate with some extended family members about veganism and Islam , which compelled me to justify how I thought veganism was in fact in line...
View ArticleGluten Free Muesli Mix
This is the sound of freedom. Can you hear it? Yes, I did just quote Bob Sinclar , but with good reason. As of 11:15 AM yesterday, I was officially relieved of any and all of my academic duties as an...
View ArticleThird Culture, and Then Some
Greetings dear readers, from the hallowed lands on which this blog was in fact originally founded (fun fact); Egypt. As I write these words I am halfway into my first visit back in just over three...
View ArticleA letter to 2014
Hello dear readers, and allow me to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy new year! Now, I know that these reflection-type posts should typically take place at the end of a given year...
View ArticleFamily and The Middle Eastern Vegan: How to Deal
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last five years of my journey its that the struggles vegans and vegetarians face are for the most part universal. That said, I think there is a case to be...
View ArticleModern-day Musings: Career, Ambition and Personal Happiness
What is it about modern-day life that makes you feel like you’re playing a constant game of catch-up? Sometimes I feel like I’ve only just closed the book on one challenge before I start thinking about...
View ArticleIs being vegan more expensive?
There’s no doubt about it – veganism is definitely on its way to becoming mainstream. With far more than just a handful of celebrities publicly backing plant-based diets, governments urging countries...
View ArticleAn open letter to my relationship with food
(Disclaimer: the following touches upon the difficulties of my personal relationship and journey with food, weight, and body image. If you have a history of disordered habits and find any of the above...
View ArticleSaying goodbye
Home. What an odd concept, right? After all, how do you define home – is it the place where you’re born? Is it the country your parents hail from? Is the place where you’ve spent the largest number of...
View ArticleAn Ode to Cairo
The thick fumes of gasoline swirled with the smell of deep-fried food. A wild, boisterous and seemingly endless racket comprised of beeping cars and zooming scooters, the shrill voices of scolding...
View ArticleChanges
Hello dear readers, It feels so strange to finally be typing words on to the pages of this treasured blog that I have to say, I have missed oh so very much. I know that the age of TikTok and video...
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