What is Home?
My Home in Maadi. 1994
At the heart of this collection is an examination of the concept of “home.” Accordingly, this section argues that home is less about ownership than about recognition and acceptance. Cairo embodies this through small gestures of generosity, memory, and belonging, even amid hardship and loss.
“[Home is] the place that takes me in”
“Cairo, restless and unyielding, does exactly this. It takes you in.”
Approaching our home in Maadi
The Home that my Father built
