Mona Abouissa

Literary reportage journalist.

[Omar Shakir @OmarSShakir]

Doctor in Gaza: "Everywhere you go.. you see funerals, you see death, buildings collapsing. It's like you're watching a movie about the end of life.. Kids are crying & screaming, there's no electricity, there's no internet.. you feel you could be next" https://t.co/08l8kVxnLk

[MSF International @MSF]

🔴 UPDATE FROM GAZA

We are providing surgical and inpatient care, while preparing medical donations for hospitals and health facilities, in Gaza today.

Hospitals are overcrowded with injured people, there is a shortage of drugs, consumables, and fuel for generators...

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

“You find yourself getting into pointless arguments with your new roommate, who is a tall, curvy floor lamp named Clarence.” https://t.co/Nf3FqKz2MA

[True Story Award @truestoryaward]

The nominees for the inaugural True Story Award have been decided. The jury read and evaluated a total 924 submissions, and following internal deliberations, 39 articles were selected across 13 language categories. https://t.co/DLqscg2vh3 #TSA2019 #truestoryaward

[Mona Abouissa @bogouse]

After three years of crusading & scavenging & #writing & rewriting, my farewell to Egypt's unfaltering generals could be found here. #literary #reportage #print

[World Policy @WorldPolicy]

WPJ's summer issue will be out soon! This time, we're looking at megalomania, and the issue features stories ranging from the celebrity status of Egypt's generals to a Soviet-era Mongolian dictator's (lack of) literary prowess. Subscribe today: https://t.co/51M4xgJsH2

[Amr Khalifa @Cairo67Unedited]

Explosion heard in Zamalek minutes ago is a gas pipe. No injuries #Egypt https://t.co/DL1eQk6Sdk

[Mona Abouissa @bogouse]

My quinquennial #crusade with #Egypt's most #faithful. #literary_reportage and #illustration #Islamists #Communists #generals #structure https://t.co/ruGSovzow4

[Mada Masr مدى مصر @MadaMasr]

Is there a thread linking men of religion, political ideology & military institutions? Perhaps their faith in them?
https://t.co/RF0kw2BuXz

[Mada Masr مدى مصر @MadaMasr]

10 people were arrested Sunday in clashes with security forces on Warraq Island, where 30 buildings were demolished
https://t.co/OqDf5qrjL3

[Mona Abouissa @bogouse]

@notjjquinn patriotism is sexy!

[Mona Abouissa @bogouse]

I #run puffing & cursing monosyllables. A Bedouin stares at me. I stare back. He stares. I stare. He looks away. I run, therefore, I own.

[Mada Masr مدى مصر @MadaMasr]

اليوم ٤ مدى مصر محجوب
Day 4 Mada Masr Is blocked
#unblockMada
⁧#كونّكتنا⁩

[Mona Abouissa @bogouse]

'If you are meditating and a devil appears, make the devil meditate too.' - Jodorowskyian lifehacks:
https://t.co/mb68LxvOSi

[Mona Abouissa @bogouse]

#Koreofanophobia! https://t.co/gbe9xLTsZM

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Is my electric fan going to kill me in my sleep? @KTHeaney worries
https://t.co/x4yXkQtAa2

[ORIENT XXI @OrientXXI]

Vous appréciez Orient XXI ? On a besoin de vous pour continuer à exister. Voici comment nous aider :
https://t.co/swaNLSmXYa

[Nouvelles d'Orient @alaingresh]

an attack against free media in Egypt: the case of @MadaMasr

@MfaEgypt @francediplo_EN @francediplo_AR @AlAhramWeekly

[NASA @NASA]

Take a trip 40 light-years away to one of the seven Earth-sized planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system.

Download poster: https://t.co/t8N2ZsMXWV

[Mona Abouissa @bogouse]

#summer #vacation #crimea https://t.co/61gQCW8UJm

[Mona Abouissa @bogouse]

Bulletproof,feral, I-won-that-damn-war cockiness fits him flawlessly. Like apron on butcher.Sauvage.He's got an ongoing hit-list.Am I on it?

[Mona Abouissa @bogouse]

My two-year crusade with the invincible #comrades. #Egypt #Longform #reportage https://t.co/mfDSj0NMh2

[Granta @GrantaMag]

Mona Abouissa shares the story of Egypt's communist part: https://t.co/tg7ByM471b