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Title: PLAYING CARDS IN CAIRO
MINT TEA, TARNEEB AND TALES OF THE CITY
By: Hugh Miles
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0349119805
ISBN 13: 9780349119809
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Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP
Pub. date: 1 February, 2011
Pages: 288
Description: An insider's account of the drama of Muslim women's lives in Egypt
Synopsis: PLAYING CARDS IN CAIRO is a fly-on-the-wall account - like THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL - of life (for western readers) in a strange and exotic environment. Hugh Miles lives in Cairo and is engaged to an Egyptian woman. Twice a week he plays cards with a small group of Arab, Muslim women and through this medium he explores their lives in modern Cairo, the greatest of Arab cities. It is a secretive, romantic, often deprived but always soulful existence for the women as they struggle with abusive husbands and philandering boyfriends. The book is a window onto a city - and a way of life - which is at a crucial juncture in its history. Hugh Miles, who knows the Arab world intimately, is the perfect guide.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Abacus
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