Lebanese music videos

Lebanon has a pretty famous reputation for shiny female pop singers. Elizabeth knows what I’m talking about! Here are a couple of my (our) favorite videos. If you like bling, pink rollerblades, bubble guns, fast cars, windblown hair, purple spandex, gorgeous tabla drumming, and bound men hanging upside-down in water tanks, then you are in for a world of awesomeness. Enjoy!
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The veil, the street, and lollipop advertisments

The issue of the hijab is always an interesting one to people, both inside and outside of Muslim countries. I think that one can only understand the complexity of this issue by spending an extended period of time in a place like Cairo, and seeing firsthand the multitude of ways in which both men and [...]

Suq al-’Ala ~ The Friday Market

For our first trip around Cairo, we’re going to the Friday Market near the Citadel. In Arabic, suq means (open) market and ‘ala means castle. Adham took me early one morning, and I wore fairly loose clothes and a hijab (headscarf to cover my hair). It is not really a tourist attraction, and on the [...]

Welcome!

Hello everyone, I have finally started a website so I can share photos and stories with you all! I will try to keep it updated a much as I can. This way you can check in if you like to see what I’ve been up to. Well, here goes!