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Can The Good Life Really Be Bought?

I arrived back in Cairo after six weeks in the isolated Siwa Oasis to an urban façade of advertising, each billboard draped in deceit, reminding me of all I dislike…

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Enas El Masry

Cairo-based freelance writer with particular interest in travel and human-interest storytelling.

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  • Doha | ضحى⠀ A thought stopped her in her tracks; that we've been friends for 11 years. That's almost one third of our lives at this point - and a very critical third, I would say. People often refer to change like it's a bad thing. "She's changed!" Well, she most certainly has, and so have I. ⠀ But isn't this the beauty of friendships and relationships in general? The ability to evolve together and to not lose sight of the small things that really matter, that weave a malleable and adaptable bond? If change is what you must go through to become every bit of your beautiful, genuine self, then I hope you keep changing. And when you stop changing, I hope that it'll only be because you've found equilibrium; peace. • • • • • #friendship #youngwoman #egyptianwoman #adulthood #growingpains #cairo #egypt
  • Doha | ضحى It takes a very special kind of courage to question who you really are, to unlearn what you once thought were unquestionable truths, and to forge your own path... at any cost. And it takes a very special heart and a pure soul to maneuver this obstacle course without giving up on faith. • • • • • #Portrait #YoungWoman #Egypt #EgyptianWoman #Cairo
  • Doha | ضحى There are flames that burn and others that wrap you up in warmth. She’s both. • • • • #portrait #youngwoman #bnw #blackandwhite #bw #egypt #shadows #monochrome
  • In order to understand fine art you must become fine (f)art 🎨 #sophisticated #bourgeoisie #toiletpaper
  • Sometimes abyss is a morning cup of slightly sweetened, cheap tasting instant coffee that I stare into with little regard to the passage of time while I summon the emotional strength to go to work. As I consume it, I wear a modestly fake smile and the right amount of ‘look alive’ makeup, fending off any unsolicited remarks or questions. Grateful for the livelihood I make off realizing someone else’s dream, I shut the door behind me and with it I shutdown.
  • Battle of the Wardrobes 👕👚 • • *Sallam didn’t think ‘wordrobe’ was a funny enough twist.

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