Marsa Matrouh is a quiet mediterranean town on Egypt's North Coast. Heavily populated by ethnic minorities, such as berbers and western desert bedouin, as well as a hub for internal Egyptian migration,

Good evening from Cairo Steemtribe! Here is my entry for this week's Sunday color challenge (Purple): Veiled Seduction. This photo was taken two days ago at the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in downtown Cairo,

Good evening, tribe! This is the first entry in a new series I am beginning entitled "Islamic Occultism" In this series, I will be sharing information related to occult discourses in Islam, the

This is a repost of an article I wrote last year for The Activist History Review (originally published June 22nd, 2017). Though dated, it is still a relevant subject, and one that is very near and dear

Greetings all, I would like to start a light in sacred spaces photo challenge. The premise is simple, share photos of light in the context of religious, spiritual, or otherwise sacred spaces (broadly defined).

Alexandria Gothic This photo was taken from the upper window of a hotel I frequent Alexandria, Egypt. Ancient mysticism, philosophy, and cosmopolitanism linger amid the decaying facades of faded but glorious

It was slightly colder than usual in Sector 6 tonight. The wind howled through the forest, causing the flames around the campfire to leap into spontaneous pirouettes around the tea kettle. VM-1236 was

Trouble in the Berlin Birdcage: We Need to Talk About Homosexuality in the Arab world In the last 48 hours, the attack on two young Arab men wearing kippas in the middle of Berlin has dominated the headlines.

Greetings everyone. Sparkofcreation here! Appalachian American based out of Cairo Egypt. Ready to serve you the best of independent occultism, Middle East/World political commentary, historical analysis