A writer, journalist, and academic (Dr.), Safaa El-Najjar is a keen observer of the Egyptian middle class and the transformations of the urban landscape. Her novel Stations of Anger, is a sweeping social history of Egypt told through the lens of a single family across three generations, culminating in the 2011 revolution. El-Najjar dissects the “simmering anger” that bubbles beneath the surface of society due to class stratification, religious hypocrisy, and the collapse of values, exploring through her protagonist Arwa the crushing weight of societal expectations and the collective, often thwarted, desire for change.