Heba Yosry

Teacher and writer, Cairo

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Heba Yosry teaches psychology and philosophy in Cairo, specialising in Arabic literature and philosophy. She is interested in gender studies, metaphysics and language.

Written by Heba Yosry

Etching of nude figures dancing and playing instruments under trees, with a building in the background.
HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

How a Viennese genius (not the one you think) understood penis envy

Karen Horney’s challenge to Freudian psychosexual theory helped me say ‘penis’ without flinching in my Cairo classroom

by Heba Yosry

Persian miniature painting of two figures embracing with ornate garments and calligraphy on a decorative background.
SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

From sexual union to the divine – the teachings of Ibn al-‘Arabi

The Sufi scholar Ibn al-‘Arabi was a divine lover who saw the initial act of creation mirrored in the male-female union

by Heba Yosry