Ahmed Awadalla

Ahmed Awadalla is a writer and researcher from Egypt, currently based in Berlin. Their writing explores (queer) intimacies, identities, and historical narratives. Their work has been published in various publications and anthologies, including the Lambda finalist anthology, Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up With the AIDS Crisis.

In Shahrazad’s Hammam—fiction by Ahmed Awadalla

In Shahrazad’s Hammam—fiction by Ahmed Awadalla

Ahmed Awadalla’s new story reveals sexual pleasure and doubt in a bathhouse in Beirut.

2 JULY 2023 • By Ahmed Awadalla
The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation

The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation

Ahmed Awadalla reflects on how his pursuit of freedom through a job in Cairo has led to growing...

1 MAY 2023 • By Ahmed Awadalla
“Another German”—a short story by Ahmed Awadalla

“Another German”—a short story by Ahmed Awadalla

An Egyptian refugee in Berlin, longing for a home of his own, hopes love is around the corner.

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Ahmed Awadalla
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