I'm sorry we couldn't work out a "real-time" interview, but many thanks for taking the time to fill this out!

Please answer the following questions with respect to Egyptian society/culture in Egypt "way back when," or today, or whenever you choose--and reference the era of which you write as you're writing. In other words, "Anything is fine, just tell me what the 'anything' is so I can learn from you, and know what I'm learning about."

You may write also about the diasporic Egypt, about your own experiences, about media events you've seen or heard of..

If you've never gone through a particular thing (whether final exams or heartbreak or winning the lottery or immigrating, etc.), maybe you've seen others who HAVE--at your church, in your circle of friends, etc.

I'm basically looking for the cultural climate of then and now, and the way an Egyptian might communicate. So if you feel uncomfortable writing about your own life, teach me a bit about Egyptian culture... as *you* have experienced it, or witnessed.

(More specifically, since the above paragraph wasn't long enough, please do feel free to provide as much detail as you'd like for each question, including your own thoughts, analyses, ideas, explanations, etc., and/or what others HAVE said or done, or what you feel they MIGHT do or say "if"...

(Translation: "A few sentences would be great, a few paragraphs would make my day, week, and month!" :)