Tag Archives: religion
Valentine’s Day: Worse than Ebola?
According to Egyptian cleric Hazem Shuman, yes. “In a few days time, a very dangerous virus will attack the body of the nation. What virus? Is it AIDS? No, something more dangerous. Something more dangerous than Ebola, which dissolves the … Continue reading
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The Princess and the Great Saudi Roadtrip
You know the quintessential female road trip movie–the kind where the solution to any problem is just an enthusiastic radio sing-along away? Where everyone emerges from the experience knowing a little more about each other and themselves? Okay, so maybe … Continue reading
Plus, This Weekend (No Vampires)
I’m taking a train in a couple of hours to Cairo for what will probably less than 24 hours to see a friend of a guy in my program who does runs a Muslim charity organization there. We’re not going … Continue reading
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First Day of School… Again
Today, I felt as though I was in real school again… which I am, and I suppose I have been for the past month. But today was the first day of school for all the Egyptian students in Alexandria, and … Continue reading
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Settling into Sana’a
Yemen feels much more like a real place now, instead of a strange state of being I’m itching to get out of (good thing). I had a feeling it was something similar to the immediate, desperate homesickness you get … Continue reading
