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If you’re going to go to Ikea, pick a time when it’s not busy. In Egypt (and most of the Middle East, I assume), that time is Friday mid-morning, before prayer. Friday is the holy day here, and is celebrated by Christians and Muslims alike. Most people sleep in leaving the streets bare and ghost town […]
Read More Adventures in Egyptian IkeaAh, it’s nice to be back in Cairo. The longer I was away, the harder it was to come back. I had a great summer (England, Glastonbury Festival, Buffalo, Seattle) and I didn’t want it to end. Now that I’m back in Egypt I remember all the things I love about it here. The people, […]
Read More Welcome Back!This article was originally published on Egyptian Streets by Farida Ezzat on July 13, 2014. There are many things that surprised me in this article and some things that I have personally experienced. The line that struck me the most, however, was this one: I live in pain. I live in […]
Read More A Letter From An Egyptian Woman via Egyptian Streets7 Lies We Need to Stop Telling About Women Who Wear Hijabs – Mic. By Laila Alawa via Identities.mic 7 Lies We Need to Stop Telling About Women Who Wear HijabsImage Credit: Getty Imagine a Muslim woman and you’ll most likely picture a hijab, the head covering worn by some Muslim women across the globe. The hijab is not […]
Read More 7 Lies We Need to Stop Telling About Women Who Wear Hijabs Via MicMost of my musings here at A Broad’s View are an American’s perspective on living in various foreign countries. But as we all know, it’s not the only way to see the world. While perusing the internet yesterday I came across a different perspective: 13 Truths Egyptians Realize Traveling Abroad via ScoopEmpire When traveling outside […]
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