there was an upsurge against the increasing dehumanization of refugees and many Germans came on board to support the mass refugee intake; also revealing a transitory leadership quality in Merkel who proclaimed“Wir schaffen das”(we’ll get it done). Yet, this revived altruistic Zeitgeist barely l...
Land and sea hajj routes that for centuries were essential to the flourishing Maghrebi self-understanding have long since been replaced by air travel, bypassing the symbolically rich ports along the way, Alexandria no less. AsAbderrahmane El-Moudden puts itsuccinctly: “For many centuries, the pi...
The journey continued without either realizing the other was on board, let alone a few seats away. “Maybe he boarded an earlier or later train,” Laila said, who had been hoping to meet Mahfouz. “Maybe,” Malcolm replied. He was upset; he hated to break promises. The train came to ...