Breakfast beneath the pyramids, by Fatima Ma’aji Muhammad Story by Fatima Ma’aji Muhammad (student at Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt) Every morning in Egypt, people line up for foul wa ta‘ameya, a breakfast that has lasted since the pharaohs. For Egyptians, it is more than food: it is strength, joy, and energy to conquer the day. As a visitor, I tried foul wa ta‘ameya and found it familiar yet unique. Unlike the Nigerian akara and pap I’m used to, its taste didn’t strike me as extraordinary, but for Egyptians, it is far more...