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Ibrahim Makami 7 posts 0 comments

Ibrahim Makami is a professional business writer/editor and corporate communications specialist, who occasionally writes about Egypt and its more colorful aspects and whose realism is often confused for pessimism. Like everyone in the country post Jan25, he is just another Egyptian who claims – emphasis on claims – to understand politics. He doesn’t believe in moderation (it’s for cowards) and thinks the world will explode pretty soon.

Food

A Beautiful Post from Facebook

Ibrahim Makami
Check out the latest from Ramadan Chef Talks from Meta! Watch Chef Shaheen and special guests such as @maxlamanna, @addictedtohumus, @daliaskitchen, and @foodfusionpk as they come together this Ramadan to talk about Food as a Universal Language #MonthofGood
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Thoughts

Do the ‘Right’ Thing, Egypt

Ibrahim Makami
On my way home from work recently, the usual insanity was unfolding. The insanity of driving in this country. With that fine intro, rest assured this isn’t about driving in Egypt. This is not the never ending copy of a copy of a copy of the article about "Driving in Egypt" you’ve seen plastered in every publication Egypt has ever produced.…
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Thoughts

9 Things Arab Men Want Women to Know

Ibrahim Makami
On the topic of men and women and what each one wishes they could say to each other without throwing a tantrum and eventually breaking up: Here’s my two cents. 1. Do not add me on Facebook. Ahhhh, Facebook. Well, trust me when I say, just like you don’t want random guys adding you on Facebook, we don’t want random women adding us on Facebook.…
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