Part 1:
Tuesday, January 27, was the first day of the English teaching conference at American University of Cairo. Conference registration and presentations would begin at 2 pm, with my workshop contribution scheduled for that day at 5:00 p.m. Plenty of time to take in some other activities and sights. So Jesus and I caught a cab downtown to check out and photograph the scene around the big bazaar, Khan El Khalili. If we could find it, that is. We immediately went the wrong direction, ending up in a warren of alleyways around the Hussein Mosque (we later learned we were in one of the older parts of town, which in Cairo means pretty darn old). This modest neighbourhood offered a view of everyday life in the shadow of the giant mosque – students from the madrasa were gathering before class for a cup of tea; groups of men sat outside the mosque discussing important matters; deliverymen strode down the alleyways carrying loads of bread or fruit on their heads; women were out sweeping the roads in front of their doorways or hanging out laundry.
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