The Joker. Are You Joking?!
Because I have something to say about everything. ;) This year more than ever, I had really been looking forward to coming home. I was homesick, missed my family, and…
Woe to Egypt
I would have posted this earlier last week, but I've been insanely busy. I apologize in advance, as there will be no sacred cows. If you have any, don’t read…
The Politics of Harassment
“Egyptian women sexually harassed at anti-harassment rally,” read this week's headlines. Well isn’t that ironic? On Friday, a few hundred women staged an anti-harassment rally to protest the sexual harassment…
The Lesser of Two Evils
“El-Tet” 24/7 Belly Dance TV Sorry, this is going to be long. I have a lot to say. If there’s anything positive coming out of post-revolutionary Egypt, it is the…
The Big Yellow “M”
Yes, I’m talking about that M. McDonald’s. The place in which no self-respecting American traveling abroad would be caught dead. We Americans who travel abroad suffer from a sort of…
Eat My Feet
Eat My Feet This post is for all the guys, real and virtual, who have ever said they want to kiss, lick, bite, tickle, rub, suck, wash, or eat my…
The Audiences of Cairo
Audiences One of the perks of being a contracted dancer in Cairo is that you get to perform quite regularly. Some of us work a few nights a week. Others…
On Being Egyptian
I’m not Egyptian and I don’t pretend to be, but I would be lying if I said I haven’t picked up a few Egyptian habits. Being Egyptian is contagious. Particularly…
On Being American
On Being American Last year, I bought some red, white, and blue fabric to make myself an American flag belly dance costume. Well, to have Eman Zaki make it for…
Metamorphosis
Adjustments I just realized that I have been living here in Cairo for more than three years. This is a long time for someone who never intended to live or work here. With all…