Ghada ABDEL AAL is a pharmacist and regular columnist for the Egyptian daily newspaper Al Shorouk and the seasonal magazine Black and White. Her satirical novel Aiza Atgawez [ عايزة أتجوز] has been translated into Italian, German, and Dutch, and turned into a television series. The English translation, I Want to Get Married!, is due out in October 2010. She curates the online blog www.wanna-b-a-bride.blogspot.com. Her participation is provided courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.