Opinions

President Biden’s pledge to put advocacy for democracy and human rights at the center of his foreign policy is off to a poor start in a key region: the Middle East. His administration has already retreated from his pledge to make Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman a “pariah.”

Today’s interview is with Dee, a Polish expat who is living in Egypt.

Today’s interview is with Sam, a Canadian expat who is living in Egypt. Marco Desilets is a Canadian expat who lived in Egypt. Moving to Cairo in 2015, his teaching qualifications stood him in good stead when it came to finding himself work. He loved the low cost of living as well as the great standards of housing.

Today’s interview is with Rachel, an American expat who is living in Egypt. She is an expat and blogger from LiveLearnTravel.net.

Today’s interview is with Maryanne, an American expat who is living in Egypt. Maryanne Gabanni is an American expat living in rural Egypt. She has lived in the country for many years and is therefore a veteran expat in Egypt. Maryanne owns and runs a farm that provides educational programmes, dealing with basic animal care, farming, and so on to more specialised things on organic farming, permaculture, rural Egyptian ecology.

Today’s interview is with Lestina, an American expat who is living in Egypt. Lestina Slocum is a retired American police officer who moved to the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada nine years ago. She loves the relaxed lifestyle, including the snorkelling, shopping and dining out, and finds her pension goes a lot further in Egypt than it would back in the States.

Today’s interview is with Sam, a British expat who is living in Egypt.  Sam Welbeck is a blogger, freelance writer and producer who moved from London to Cairo with his wife and three children to slow down, sit still and spend more quality time with his family.