“No thanks”…..”No thanks”….. “La.”……. Wave of finger. Shake of head. Turn to face the floor. Pretend not to be looking. Still, a taxi pulls up in front of me and winds down the window. “No thanks” I say again. You see, the mistake I have made is that although I do not want a taxi, [...]

I am sitting in the coffee shop across the road from my house. I find it difficult to work from home because I get distracted. I also do not like to smoke in my office and on a cold day like today (yes I’m still in Cairo – yes it is cold – yes I [...]

My Arabic teacher is looking for a wife. He is only 21 years old. Nice guy. He studied at the University of Cairo and for all intent and purpose he is a good looking guy (no Bruno). He comes to see me three times a week and we go through Qu’ran and Arabic. On the Arabic day [...]