Passant Ahmed

Born in 2001, is an Egyptian writer and physical therapist. She lives on the margins, exploring its deep stories and looking for imagination in harsh places.

Her articles have appeared in Mada Masr and Raseef22. Her short stories have been published in Oxygen and Al-Kitabah magazines, as well as the collective Wazeez book, ‘Not a Vacation in Hollywood’.

The Body as a Living Archive Text

Written in My Palms

Her limbs move with perfect precision, painting a picture, telling a scene, while she sinks into it with full awareness, letting her body take the helm. With complete fluidity and calm, it carries her back and forth towards the truest places, perhaps the most peaceful.