Soueif is also a cultural and political commentator for the "Guardian" newspaper and she has been reporting on the Egyptian revolution. In January 2012 she published "Cairo: My City, Our Revolution" – a personal account of the first year of the Egyptian revolution. She initially supported the overthrow of democracy and its replacement with the government of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Her sister Laila Soueif, and Laila's children, Alaa Abd El-Fatah and Mona Seif, are also activists.