Samia Hosny is an Egyptian journalist who is an art lover. She has worked, studied and lived in both the East and the West. Hence, she sees herself as a humanist who comfortably embraces both cultures. Writing mainly about current affairs in the Middle East and North Africa--mostly bad news--she finds solace in the arts, including decorative art, interior design and photography. She does not see herself as an artist per se but as an amateur with a good colour sense.