Salma MoustafaindiasporicpillThe Post-Colonial KidI was born in the 1990s, in Cairo of the 1990s. This means many things, but also very particular things. I grew up (upper) middle-class…Feb 26, 2020Feb 26, 2020
Salma MoustafaindiasporicpillA Case Against BooksA new resolution: read better and share my writingJan 4, 2020Jan 4, 2020
Salma MoustafaindiasporicpillThe Security PuzzlGrowing up in an environment so overwhelming that the thought of a hobby seemed like a luxury, I now constantly fight off feelings of…Sep 8, 2019Sep 8, 2019
Salma MoustafaindiasporicpillThe Pizza Box DebacleThe other day, I was looking through my Instagram feed and found myself stopping in front of a honey-paper wrapper-thing ad. I watched the…Aug 17, 2019Aug 17, 2019
Salma MoustafaindiasporicpillA reflection on Capernaum with Edwin Nasr’s Misery in Hindsight: On Nadine Labaki’s CapernaumWhen I went to see Capernaum, halfway through the film I was struck with this terrible feeling. I remember it was the scene of Zein…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
Salma MoustafaindiasporicpillThe Importance of An Educationin the world of racism and where you fall within itApr 28, 2019Apr 28, 2019
Salma MoustafaThe Positive Effect of ConflictA few weeks ago, I was sitting in a classroom, filled predominantly with Europeans when someone — a fellow Arab — mentioned the positive…Apr 17, 2019Apr 17, 2019
Salma MoustafaindiasporicpillDie Runde Ecke — Right Around the CornerI walked into the Stasi Museum, Die Runde Ecke, and the pictures were immediately reminiscent, primarily, of many other similar pictures I…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Salma MoustafaindiasporicpillRantIt’s important to admit things exactly how you see them… things are messed up and this is me ranting about itMar 11, 20191Mar 11, 20191