ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com
Of Pharaohs and Freedom | On an adventure to know the other side of the world. A trip blog. | Page 2
https://ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com/page/2
Of Pharaohs and Freedom. On an adventure to know the other side of the world. A trip blog. Sleeping on the Job. June 13, 2011. Do not go away. I am in Cairo, and after 6 weeks of travel, every time I have a second to write my blog, I fall asleep! I have many more stories to tell, they are stacking up in my notebook, my camera, and my mind. You will hear all of them here, just not at the moment. Coming attractions include: Muslima Fashionistas, Art School Scandals, more stories about Gamal and so on.
ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com
Fashionistas Muslimahs | Of Pharaohs and Freedom
https://ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/08/07/fashionistas-muslimahs
Of Pharaohs and Freedom. On an adventure to know the other side of the world. A trip blog. August 7, 2011. Bling is good too. Jennifer Conlin writing in the New York Times about visiting Cairo during Ramadan noted that the way the women coordinated their hijabs to their outfits made her want to wear one. I have shared that sentiment more than once. Competing with Luxor Temple. Egyptian women are amazing at using color and pattern. Their aesthetic is composed and painterly. Rhythm in turqoise and black.
ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com
Life is a Cabaret | Of Pharaohs and Freedom
https://ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/life-is-a-cabaret
Of Pharaohs and Freedom. On an adventure to know the other side of the world. A trip blog. Life is a Cabaret. Life is a Cabaret. July 17, 2011. Big Gamal bellows, with his hand held over his heart, as I walk down the steps on my way out of the apartment. Salam alaikum, Gamal , I say, opening the gate with my key. Good friends and sunset on the Nile. Mamdouth drives a taxi, reliant on tourists who are hardly there. He and Hala met my plane; he dropped us off, and left to fulfill several other fares...
ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com
Gada‛ana and FaHlawy | Of Pharaohs and Freedom
https://ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gada‛ana-and-fahlawy
Of Pharaohs and Freedom. On an adventure to know the other side of the world. A trip blog. Gada ana and FaHlawy. Gada ana and FaHlawy. June 21, 2011. At home in California, I am enjoying the African heat I brought in my suitcase. Coincidentally, this is our first heat wave of 2011. I will be feeding this blog until I have used up my notes, memories, and photos. I’ll let you know when we are at the end. Tahrir Square, in a rare quiet moment. Iconic Wadi al Nile on Tahrir Square. How much can I give you?
ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com
Of Culture | Of Pharaohs and Freedom
https://ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/of-culture
Of Pharaohs and Freedom. On an adventure to know the other side of the world. A trip blog. July 30, 2011. Asran and Sareyeh were juried into an exhibition they titled. People and Mud,. At the Marsam Hotel on Luxor’s west bank. For several days before, the school was buzzing in anticipation, and we assured the artists we’d be there. That evening, Hala and I rode across the Nile on the ferry with the sun in our eyes for the 6pm reception. All begins with tea. They handed me the rebaba. The party occurred b...
ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com
Of Art School | Of Pharaohs and Freedom
https://ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/of-art-school
Of Pharaohs and Freedom. On an adventure to know the other side of the world. A trip blog. July 29, 2011. The mother ship, Cairo. Things that are the same in Egyptian and California public art schools:. 1 Messiness. The nature of the beast. Art students don’t keep studios clean. Period. It is dangerous to wear street clothing. The closer a garment is to your favorite; the more likely it will be a wet media magnet. New fans, in time for summer. 3 Loud music with similar playlists. 4 Horseplay in the halls.
holyandotherlands.blogspot.com
Holy and Other Lands: 06/01/2010 - 07/01/2010
http://holyandotherlands.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html
Holy and Other Lands. Chronicle of Virginia Westphal Uhl's Journey to Israel/Palestine, Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan, Summer 2010. Had me from “hello”. And the Great Mosque of Córdoba catapulted Al-Andalus (. To the top of our 2005 travel list. My Iranian-American friends feed me food that rivals the cafes of. And trattorias of Roma. The melodic sounds of Persian, Turkish and Arabic sentences nibble at my ears like waves lap a shore. When I first heard the evocative call to prayer ( adhan. The discipline o...
ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com
Sweating and the Small Stuff | Of Pharaohs and Freedom
https://ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/sweating-and-the-small-stuff
Of Pharaohs and Freedom. On an adventure to know the other side of the world. A trip blog. Sweating and the Small Stuff. Sweating and the Small Stuff. May 26, 2011. My “walking machine as Hala calls it, has me homebound. It is no longer a novelty and is a slow worker. I’d send out the clothes if I could make myself understood at the pocket laundrybut using the Zanussi is now the path of least resistance. The scarf guy, I couldn't resist. Fresh from the field. On the way to the studio. You have the making...
ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com
A Last Look Back | Of Pharaohs and Freedom
https://ofpharaohsandfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/a-last-look-back
Of Pharaohs and Freedom. On an adventure to know the other side of the world. A trip blog. A Last Look Back. A Last Look Back. August 16, 2011. Multiculturalism turns me on. I fight to help it thrive in the US. I love the food, music, art of other cultures, and when they mix with mine. But mostly, I love the people and our differences. Proudly modeling Mom's hijab. Hala and the spice man. Brushing my teeth in my hotel room in Zamalek, I listened to the city awakeningmornings would bring soft chirping hon...
