Tag Archives: women’s issues
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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Why “Suicide Barbie” Probably Isn’t Coming to a Jihad Near You
During their last day here, our soon-to-be Egyptian roommates took us on a shopping trip to the Ibrahimeya district just a few tram stops away from Chatby, the name of our neighborhood. I was gathering up a few last … Continue reading
Tomorrow is Ramadan, So Wear the Bathing Suit Today
Despite my eighteen years in southern California, living only two blocks away from the Mediterranean Ocean is still something that blows me away each day when I step outside my building across from St. Mark’s College and go just about … Continue reading
“Yulla, ‘Cheese!’”
That’s what the CALES guy said when taking the picture before we went to Jameel’s for lunch (“yulla” is kind of a catch-all term for “hey!”). It was all the new students, so there were about 8 of us, and … Continue reading
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
Marhaba min Yemen!
I just took my first shower with hot water since Doha. It has perhaps been my happiest time in Sana’a so far. Which sounds pretty negative, I know, but after a few nights of very, very cold water, feeling clean … Continue reading
