It is understandably difficult to belong to any place that is far away, especially if you never grew up there or spent a good amount of years living in the country to understand its people and culture. As a parent of an Egyptian child who lives abroad, living between two cultures can be confusing and a little overwhelming. At any point in time, you might find yourself favoring one culture over another, or slowly losing connection and memory of one without even realizing. But even in our globalized world today, culture and heritage still play a huge role in shaping everyone’s identity. For instance, there has been increasing recognition of Indigenous people globally, as President Joe Biden this year recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day for the first time for an American President. Western culture is also no longer as supreme and dominant as it used to be, with Korean and Latin cultures now becoming more mainstream through their music and drama. We are slowly realizing that diversity and inclusion are not just ‘trending words’, but have also gradually become guiding principles in how we organize our societies. Egypt, moreover, as the…
