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You can belong to a country without necessarily knowing its mother tongue. For third-culture kids, who grow up navigating different cultural environments, identifying with Egypt does not necessarily mean speaking its language. They may be surrounded by people, but still feel disconnected from the conversations happening around them. They can sit at a family gathering, listen to everyone speaking, understand the laughter, recognise the jokes, and yet struggle to find the words to take part. They can love the…