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Egypt: 'Wild' and 'Crazy' -- or a Girl Gone Mild?
April 14, 2008 6:30 PM
ABC's Bill Weir blogs about this week's "21 and the World is Yours" segment:
As the sun dips below the Great Pyramids, the Islamic call to prayer echoes across Cairo.
Ro'ya Zanaty shares her daily life in Cairo -- from prayers to Pepsi.
In her apartment next door to a mosque, Ro'ya Zanaty, 21, can hear the muezzin's wail loud and clear as she covers her hair and neck with the traditional veil. But she is not going to pray tonight. She is answering the call to fun.
Her cell phone rings, she grabs her purse, checks her reflection and locks the apartment door. After climbing into a BMW and greeting her friends, Zanaty's first order of business is plugging in her i-Pod and cranking Nickelback.
They sing along at full throat, dancing in their seats. They shuffle between Justin Timberlake and Lebanese pop as the car zips over the Nile, in and out of Cairo's epic honking traffic. They wave at passing cars and start a road game of "truth or dare."
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I visited Cairo for the 1st time 06/2007 to drop my son to his father. I was far more nervous than I needed to be. Very happy to know you have the freedom you expressed. I did not see very many young women out and about at night. I did however see young men. You appear level headed. Your fun sound like it is pure and very controlled. Are you willing to leave the country once you graduate to advance your career after graduation?
Posted by: Jawhara | Apr 22, 2008 3:23:07 PM
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