On the Way Home

Cairo has a wonderful old market place - well, it's really about three distinctive market places - called Khan al-Khalili. It can be an ...

I've really warmed to Egypt (appropriately so, because it is amazingly hot), but the relentless pursuit of baksheesh does wear on you. ...

One of the interesting things about Egypt is the Coptic Church, and though it is centered in Alexandria - the leader of the Coptic faith is ...

It's amazing how much is packed into the little island suburb of Zamalek. Granted, it's not central Cairo, but there are all sorts o...

I guess as I get older - and, well, I'm really old - I become more and more interested in questions of faith, which is one of the bigges...

When you're watching the news it's very common to hear talking heads talk about what is going on in the "Arab street," tha...

OK, despite my trials and tribulations here in Cairo, Egypt is starting to grow on me. I'm going to post a picture of the Cairo Opera Ho...