Alya Mooro
Writer, author of The Greater Freedom, and creator of The Greater Conversation.

The Greater Freedom is part memoir, part cultural exploration—a book for anyone who has ever felt like they don’t quite fit.

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All the books I read while in Egypt these past few weeks. Unintentionally they all seem to circle the same questions: what it means to be a woman, to belong, to inherit and unlearn. To carry love, loss, and lineage without disappearing into them. My
It was an honour to sit down with #CateBlanchett at @gff, where she was recognised with the Champion of Humanity award for over a decade of advocacy with @refugees. We spoke about empathy’s role in both art and activism, the responsibility of
#Energy after spending a few weeks in the motherland and diving deeper into remembrance of who the f I am ✨🧿 📸 @alex_cameron 🕴🏽 @manieredevoir
I’ve been on the road — and in my head — lately. The world’s mad as ever and my mind is scrambled, so I did a little brain dump on Substack. Here are some of the things I’ve been thinking about. (And, as always, feeling
While at @gff last week I had the honour of interviewing @yousra - one of the Arab world’s most beloved stars — for @harpersbazaararabia ✨ I’ve been lucky enough to know her as Siva - the human behind the star - since I was 6, when
10 days in Gouna for my first @gff - and it truly exceeded all my expectations. A festival that reminds you what CINEMA FOR HUMANITY really means - a celebration of Arab art, artistry, and storytelling in all its depth and beauty. Interviewed some i
It was an honour to interview #CateBlanchett at @gff yesterday, where she received the Champion for Humanity award for her decade-plus of advocacy with @refugees. Warm and generous, she spoke with incredible clarity about empathy’s role in bot