Thank you for clarifying. That's what I thought too. My mother
(American) was married to an an Egyptian from Cairo back in the
1980s for a few years here in the USA. The marriage didn't work
out but my mother has kept the last name (Bekheet). When i hear
people who are anti-middle-eastern on these forums, the amount
of misinformation is surprising to me, but I forget that I was
lucky to have had some exposure young, rather than growing up
isolated. == Indeed - and the people who complain about American
involvement for money aren't wrong. They're correct. American
media does not show this, of course. My mother was lucky enough
to visit Egypt for a month in 1984. Her husband had cousins that
lived in poorer sections, so she was able to experience both the
rich and the poor areas first hand. His cousin's house did not
have a roof but the nice weather made it ok, and that's where
she stayed. She experienced very little discrimination. Her
sneakers were frowned upon because they looked ugly and
unfashionable but most people in both affluent and poorer areas
treated her ok. Random children loved practicing American
English with her. She had a *little* discrimination but not
much. Occasionally an Egyptian women would let the door close on
her when she was walking behind, and a couple of Egyptian men
said a few mean things, but those were uncommon. But she was
embarrassed by other Americans who came over. They were
demanding, rude, and pushy and she understood where the phrase,
"Ugly Americans" came from. == The US is a very affluent country
and we usually can't see it ourselves. We have many laws here to
protect people's safety and even though they are not perfect,
they work well and people are well protected. I would not visit
Egypt right now. But someday the political craziness will be
over and peace will settle again. It usually does. ==
