Cairo Held in Memory, Cairo Held in Heart
Part 3 brings the collection to a close by reflecting on how Cairo became my true home. Not through monuments, but through the fragile grace of its everyday places, I found belonging in cafés, cinemas, alleys, and encounters that endure in memory. A final coda echoes the refrain “home is me and you,” reminding us that home is ultimately carried within. And my last words are a eulogy for a lost friend -- and by extension my city of Cairo.
