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Playing Cards In Cairo (2008)

by Hugh Miles(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0349119791 (ISBN13: 9780349119793)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Abacus

review 1: What can I say. I enjoyed reading the book because of its description of Egypt; Cairo and the Nile however the book is far from reality. Arabs like myself reading the book know that there are a lot of exaggerations! Socially speaking, no single girl would allow a non-relative male to enter her house when she is alone because that is s public taboo in the Middle East and neighbors will continue to seek peeks and yes they can call the cops for that(since and ironically they might claim if a man enters the residence of a non-relative female then the only answer for that would be adultery- a punishable sin by both religion and the authority- I am not sure if I recommend this book but to be honest it is in one way or another worth a peek.
review 2: This book reads l... moreike a novel, and yet is non-fiction and gives a thorough account of life in middle class Cairo before the Arab Spring. I was hooked from the first page. The writing is good, easy to read, and full of insight into Islamic culture, confirming some of the worst aspects. Since the author grew up in the Middle East and speaks fluent Arabic, and is now married to an Egytptian woman, he is privy to the inner workings of the society and the result is a story both fascinating and informative. The fact that my parents were married in Cairo during World War II gives me a subjective interest in the city but I think it is a book well worth reading. less

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