Soraya Morayef

<p>Soraya Morayef is a writer & journalist currently based in London, where she has recently completed her dissertation on graffiti in Cairo post-January 25. She blogs under <a href="http://s

Film review: First to Fall

The author reviews a documentary film shot over an 8-month period about two friends who abandon life in Canada to return to their home country, Libya, to fight in the revolution against Gaddafi’s army.

By Soraya Morayef

/ 1 Apr 2014

Film review: The Square

The author reviews the only documentary released to-date of the people's uprising in Egypt until the fall of Mohamed Morsi on 3 July 2013.

By Soraya Morayef

/ 25 Mar 2014

Angels caught in a tightening noose

Many disregard the recurrent stories of prison deaths, police torture and rape because - on the other hand – Egypt's streets are empty after curfew and the walls are freshly painted; surely a clear indication that the state has succeeded in restoring security and defeating terrorism.

By Soraya Morayef

/ 13 Nov 2013