Comments on: Three Days in Cairo

By: Alexandria… Why? « Saudi Jeans

Alexandria… Why? « Saudi Jeans — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:51:28 +0000

[...] October 6, 2008 · No Comments After I returned from my trip to Egypt last February, I wrote, “Egypt Air seriously needs to consider a rebranding.” One month later, an Egyptian blogger [...]

By: lirun

lirun — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:09:14 +0000

very cool.. wish we had a regional conference somewhere..

By: Global Voices بالعربية » السعودية: زيارة إلى القاهرة

Global Voices بالعربية » السعودية: زيارة إلى القاهرة — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:39:09 +0000

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By: Ahmad Gharbeia

Ahmad Gharbeia — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:37:07 +0000

It’s been a pleasure meeting you, albeit briefly, in that workshop, Ahmed.

I hope you’ve had a safe trip home, and that we can meet again soon; hopefully in Hasaa.

By: Global Voices 日本語 » サウジアラビア：カイロ訪問

Global Voices 日本語 » サウジアラビア：カイロ訪問 — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:49:35 +0000

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By: K-2

K-2 — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:41:45 +0000

“It is a pity that a country which used to play a leading role in the enlightenment and progress of the region and have many great resources is languishing because of poor leadership and corrupt politics.”

This paragraph can be applied to so many countries around the world apart from Egypt. I was thinking of Argentina or Mexico in Latinamerica, or Italy in Europe.

Nice to see you had a good time over there.

By: Gila

Gila — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:27:04 +0000

Great to hear that you had a successful trip. Out of curiousity, isn’t holding this type of conference dangerous for the participants and the organizers?

I am going to keep your bribery story in mind, in case I ever have the opportunity to visit Egypt again. Right now it strikes me as not the safest place (for Americans or Israelis–and I am both), but would love to go back some day.

Oh-and you did two of the three things on the list: Khan aKhalili and meeting the Sandmonkey. What about the chocolate?

By: clooseup

clooseup — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:37:23 +0000

الحمدلله على سلامتك
وتشرفت بمقابلتك في القاهرة على الرغم من أنها كانت قصيرة جدا
أتمنى لك التوفيق

By: Misty

Misty — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:45:25 +0000

I am so happy that your trip went well. It sounds like you learned a lot that will benefit your blog and allow you to reach out to more people worldwide.

By: Julia

Julia — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:19:43 +0000

What you mentioned about the customs officers and EgyptAir cracked me up because that was exactly my impression of the airline and the customs officials regularly did that to me as an American, but tried to do it in broken English which just made it more comical especially when I tried to answer in broken Arabic. That is Egypt for you though….everyone looking for a kickback or some baksheesh and I really sadly believe that is as a result of the corruption in the government that such behavior seems somewhat acceptable to the regular people.

The class disparity in Egypt is very much in your face and to me, as an American, was almost a warning of what can happen when you allow your government to get out of control and when you forget about the middle class, which is ever so important. One of the reasons you have so much corruption in Egypt is the fact that there is no middle class to keep the government in check. The upper class pays everyone off and lives however they so desire and the poor simply have no power. Its something that needs to change and the sad thing is, most Egyptians know this but no one has been able to stand up to it yet.

Welcome back though and I’m glad you enjoyed your trip. I look forward to reading more about your insights. :)