Tag Archives: Egypt

Leaving Alexandria

Posted on July 28, 2020 by toritto

I could not stay in Alexandria the brilliant blue sea, the cloudless sky the perfect yellow shore all lovely; bathed in light. Standing there, day dreaming of Antony lost was he between her limbs High Priestess of Isis intoxicated Roman. … Continue reading →

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Akhenaten – Monotheist and Scientist

Posted on April 23, 2016 by toritto

“How many are your deeds, though hidden from sight. O sole God without equal ! You made the Earth as You desired, You alone. With people, cattle, and all creatures. With everything upon Earth that walks on legs, and all … Continue reading →

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Torrito at the Pyramids – A Bucket List Item

Posted on July 20, 2015 by toritto

Toritto in Cairo – January 1995  So its 1995 and I’m on assignment in Cairo for the Great American Travel Company – for the second time in 4 months. Last time I was here I made the “mistake” of making a number of … Continue reading →

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Leaving Alexandria

Posted on July 11, 2015 by toritto

by toritto I could not stay in Alexandria the brilliant blue sea, the cloudless sky the perfect yellow shore all lovely; bathed in light. Standing there day dreaming of Antony lost was he between her limbs High Priestess of Isis … Continue reading →

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“I am American”

Posted on October 26, 2014 by toritto

I rode a train in Africa through lands where once the Fascists came and people frowned and turned away when ‘ere they learned my family name. “No, I am an American!” a smile , a laugh a warm embrace “I … Continue reading →

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Female Genital Mutilation – A Re-Post

Posted on July 24, 2014 by toritto

I’m re–posting this piece due to reports today alleging that ISIS is requiring all girls and women between the ages of 11 and 46 undergo FGM.  Other reports indicate it is not true.  Those of us concerned about this issue … Continue reading →

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Foreign Policy Tatters

Posted on July 18, 2014 by toritto

And so our foreign policy in the Middle East has crumbled into a total and abject failure; a disaster whose ultimate ramifications we are yet to see. Looks like Hillary Clinton got out of the vaunted State Department just in … Continue reading →

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Egypt and Ukraine – the Sanctity of Elections

Posted on March 20, 2014 by toritto

It wasn’t that long ago that the Egyptian military granted itself sweeping powers, arrested President Morsi and dissolved the parliament dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood. So does anyone really believe anymore that the Obama administration had nothing to do with … Continue reading →

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Female Genital Mutilation

Posted on February 10, 2014 by toritto

Forceps, rubber gloves and other instruments used in female genital mutilation lon a table in Hargeiysa, Somalia. Excerpts from a book by Nawal El Saadawi: “The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World.” She is an Egyptian novelist, … Continue reading →

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