Tag: funeral

The Comrades and I

A cross-border tale of three funerals; Lenin’s, Egyptian communism and my father’s.

Mister President’s Swans

The legacy of Egypt-USSR comradeship, the Egyptian State ballet survived wars, presidents and fires, and then in 2012, the dancers faced a new foe.

Between Landmines and Apples

The strongest coffee and an ongoing cold war keeps the Golan Druze in a perpetual state of hope and despair.