Mother’s Day: Culture, Parenting, and Last-Minute Chocolate
Our American readers may wonder why I am writing about this topic two months before the US celebrates their matriarchs, but here in Egypt, our big day is on March 21st. Mother’s Day has been celebrated in the last three countries we have lived in: Jordan, Tunisia, and now, Egypt. I don’t remember the dates [...]
Church, State, and Revolution in Egypt
Many Christians in America are keen on emphasizing that the ‘separation of church and state’ is found nowhere in the constitution. Rather, they state, it was from the personal letters of Thomas Jefferson – his guiding opinion, of course, but never adopted in America’s founding documents. This is true. The constitution guarantees freedom of religion [...]
Video: CairoKee ft. Aida El Ayouby – Ya El Medan (w/ English Subtitles)
Amir Eid’s CairoKee released a new music video yesterday that has quickly become viral on the social networks. ‘Ya El Medan’ (Hey Square) features Egyptian singer Aida El Ayouby, captures the…
The Church Field Hospital at Tahrir Square
As clashes and demonstrations have resumed in Cairo and throughout Egypt, I have been closely following information to try and decipher what is going on. I wish soon to be able to publish a helpful summation of events, but things are happening so quickly, and in essence I remain confused about the ‘why’ of everything, [...]
Video: How to Protect Yourself from Tear Gas
Bloggers have been reporting that the Tear Gas being used by Egypt’s police lately is different from what have been used in January/February of this year. Bikya Masr have also reported that it…
Graffiti: Sheep ‘Will Not Forget’
After Egypt’s sheep put up an unsuccessful fight for survival this week, graffiti of ‘We Will Not Forget’ have been spreading in different neighbourhood of Cairo. I spotted the one above in Nozha street, Ard El Golf….
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