It was a most pleasant invitation.
Sam (Samir) Metaini, a classmate and now a history professor at the University of Nevada was visiting Egypt and invited me to a roundtable discussion. The get-together included friends as well as a group of young university graduates from Egypt and the US.
Sam’s a special friend, so I made the extra effort.
Planning for Cairo traffic, I arrived downtown on time at four pm at the Diplomatic Club. The event was…


