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Living in Zanzibar: Seven Things We Didn’t Expect
Tanzania | Editorial | Travel

Living in Zanzibar: Seven Things We Didn’t Expect

ByDana Hooshmand June 7, 2019May 23, 2022

Did you know that to say “7am” in Zanzibar, you say “one o’clock”? That’s called Swahili Time. It’s just one of many things we learned about living in Zanzibar.

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Israel-Palestine Politics in brief: Language, Culture, and Identity
Travel | Editorial | Israel

Israel-Palestine Politics in brief: Language, Culture, and Identity

ByDana Hooshmand May 1, 2019September 16, 2021

The complicated politics of nation, cultural identity and religion in Israel, Palestine or whatever you want to call “this part of the world”.

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A Brief and Interesting History of Hebrew
Languages | Culture | Editorial | Hebrew

A Brief and Interesting History of Hebrew

ByDana Hooshmand April 15, 2019November 3, 2020

Hebrew is thousands of years old and yet has evolved into a language that many use as their primary — or only — language. This is its story.

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The Zabbaleen: The Unique Story of the “Garbage People” of Cairo
Egypt | Culture | Editorial | Travel

The Zabbaleen: The Unique Story of the “Garbage People” of Cairo

ByDana Hooshmand April 12, 2019June 2, 2022

The story of the Zabaleen – “Garbage People” who have for generations been the informal backbone of Cairo’s waste management.

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Egyptian Arabic in 60 days: From Start to Finish and What we Learned
Languages | Arabic | Editorial

Egyptian Arabic in 60 days: From Start to Finish and What we Learned

ByDana Hooshmand March 19, 2019June 2, 2022

We learned to speak Egyptian Arabic in 60 days. See the video evidence, read how we did it and what we learned for our future challenges.

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Tech Worker, Will Work for Vegan Food
Editorial | Egypt | Travel

Tech Worker, Will Work for Vegan Food

ByDana Hooshmand March 12, 2019January 20, 2023

The story of how we nearly ended up living on a beachfront paradise in exchange for management skills.

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Why you can’t ever travel “like a local”
Editorial | Culture | Travel

Why you can’t ever travel “like a local”

ByDana Hooshmand February 25, 2019January 20, 2023

Why we’ll never be truly be local foreigners in Egypt… and that’s OK.

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Awkward Questions they Ask in Egypt: Rent and Religion
Editorial | Travel

Awkward Questions they Ask in Egypt: Rent and Religion

ByDana Hooshmand February 1, 2019June 2, 2022

What do you say when the government asks you “What’s your religion”? (This is an archive of our letter of 2 Feb 2019.)

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Sandstorms, Travelling as a Woman in Cairo, Photography and being asked “What’s Your Religion”
Editorial | Egypt | Travel

Sandstorms, Travelling as a Woman in Cairo, Photography and being asked “What’s Your Religion”

ByDana Hooshmand January 14, 2019March 3, 2020

This is an archive of our letter sent to our subscribers dated 14 Jan 2019.

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You and I, just a couple of average Zhous
Editorial | Culture

You and I, just a couple of average Zhous

ByDana Hooshmand December 13, 2018October 8, 2021

The questions you have to ask to find common ground between cultures different than yours and your own.

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