Yasmine Zohdi

Yasmine Zohdi is a writer and translator based in Cairo, Egypt. She holds an MFA in writing (fiction) from Sarah Lawrence College. Zohdi’s work has appeared in Words Without Borders, Asymptote, Bidoun, ArabLit, Mada Masr, and The Republic, among others. She is currently working on her first novel. Find her on Twitter (X) @YasmineZohdi and on Instagram @yasmine_zohdi.

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Nocturnal Games

Muhammad El-Hajj  | 
Issue 75.1 Fall 2025

After she left the living room, he glanced at the wall clock. He had two hours to fulfill the mission before the dawn call to prayer.