There may be no easy answer, but identity has become an obsession, discovers Maria Golia, among a people in turmoil.
Maria Golia’s tailor has the currency markets stitched up.
After the euphoria, reality is beginning to bite, says Maria Golia.
Maria Golia savours a moment of extraordinary clarity for Egypt.
In the name of research, Maria Golia meets a man with an unusual mission.
Maria Golia meets the man with the eyes of a caged god.
Returning to Cairo after some time away, Maria Golia is waylaid in the labyrinth of a cargo warehouse.
Maria Golia recalls a transcendent moment amid the clamour of Cairo.
Maria Golia feels she’s getting old, while the city around her is ‘getting new’.
A trip to the pedicurist reveals the changing face of Egypt’s middle class to Maria Golia.
The dawn of a new decade has Maria Golia pondering the past.
An overseas trip lets Maria Golia see her hometown in a new light.
Perceptions of efficiency – and cleanliness – can differ, Maria Golia discovers.
Maria Golia recalls why part of her Egyptian education involved learning how to break the rules.
'Make do and mend' is a time-honoured Egyptian talent, discovers Maria Golia.
Maria Golia recalls a moment of cultural confusion.
Maria Golia ponders Egypt’s attitude towards sexuality.
Even when the odds are stacked against them, Maria Golia observes her neighbour’s family taking life as it comes.
Maria Golia goes into battle for the underdog – and then wonders just what she has done.
Cairo's poor show a peculiar brand of camaraderie.