Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Two days ago I returned to Cairo having spent two weeks traveling through Turkey, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine, and I have been reflecting on how my experience as a tourist in these countries, having thought of Cairo as a sort of “home base,” differed from how I would have seen them coming straight from America. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
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On some days, as I leave the metro at Midan Ataba, I pass televisions sputtering the latest pop music videos, and on others, they are tuned to one of the many Qur’anic recitation channels. Ascending the steps, I enter the space of the midan (square), where street vendors hawk shoes, tapes, and books, competing in the air for [...]