Africa Cup

Egypt won the Africa Cup (for soccer) last night. Driving from Downtown to Zamalek after the victory took almost two hours. We were trapped behind a parade of chanting families—similar to Boston’s First Night. People sported red, white, and black face-paint (Egypt’s flag colors), set off fire crackers in the street, and ignited aerosol cans to create fire sprayers (dangerous, me thinks). I’ve never seen Cairo so proud. One Egyptian friend told me the only way to see a bigger display of Egyptian nationalism would be if something were to happen to the President…