Ash shorafa wa al ateyat — Thursday morning, the 7th. When I go on deck, we are very close to the bank. The color of the earth is exactly the color of the Nubian girls I saw at the Slaves Bazaar. We haul the boat with ropes; towards 10 a.m. we stop by an island in the river - the pyramids of Sakkara are behind us to our right. We go down to the island with our rifles, we meet two men lying in the reeds - ducks and white bi...
Cairo — Atef was someone I knew from Tahrir, with a comically raspy voice but always friendly and always looking out to make sure people had food, water, or whatever else they needed. He was killed May 2, 201...
Al abageyah — Thursday. Entrance of the caravan from Mecca - entrance of the carpet [the fabric surrounding the Kaaba in Mecca, called the Kiswa, was traditionally made in Egypt, each year a new one was provided an...
Sheyakhah oula — Passing the First cataract. Monday. In the morning we get ready to pass the cataract and we go with two special guides and a Nubian pilot (raïs Haçan) who should bring us to Wadi Halfa. Our old pilo...