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Negotiating Space: The Evolution of the Egyptian Street, 2000–2011: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 32, No. 4

by Dimitris Soudias

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Educating Egypt: Civic Values and Ideological Struggles

by Linda Herrera

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Manhood Is Not Easy: Egyptian Masculinities through the Life of Musician Sayyid Henkish

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Book cover for A Series of Unfortunate Events Collection #1-3 with Bonus Material: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events Boxset)

A Series of Unfortunate Events Collection #1-3 with Bonus Material: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events Boxset) by Lemony Snicket

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I’m sure you, in your life, have occasionally wished to be raised by different people than the ones who are raising you,

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Kan’s Quotes

“We both have war inside of us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

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“Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

tags: grief, guilt

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“Only the French, I thought, could attain orgasm by listening to themselves. It was self-inflicted oral sex. A DIY blowjob.”
― Stephen Clarke, A Year In The Merde: The pleasures and perils of being a Brit in France

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“I have never understood how people can blithely disregard the damage they do by following their hearts. Who was it said that following your heart is a good thing? It is pure egotism, a selfishness to conquer all.”
― Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train

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“The universe began as an enormous breath being held. Who knows why, but whatever the reason, I'm glad it did, because I owe my existence to that fact. All my desires and ruminations are no more and no less than eddy currents generated by the gradual exhalation of our universe. And until this great exhalation is finished, my thoughts live on.”
― Ted Chiang, Exhalation

tags: exhalation, sci-fi, sf

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