love as a sacrifice: Abeer's Story
Abeer wishes to stay anonymous. Certain details including names were changed in order to maintain her anonymity. " Ahna, your relationship with God is more important than your relationship with any man, " Abeer said to me as we walked arm in arm down the congested streets of Cairo. We were heading to Tahrir Square, the heartbeat of Cairo and the site of mass demonstrations throughout history. This was the platform of the 2011 revolution in Egypt, where thousands protested unemployment, poverty and government corruption, forcing President Hosni Mubarak out of power after three decades of rule. 1 Stock photo by Ifrah Akhter We paced to the roundabout and crossed the large lane of vehicles futilely scrambling to overcome traffic. The smog rose up from thousands of taxis, cars, and motorcycles. Pedestrians flooded the sidewalks and continuously crossed the many lanes of hurried traffic. After only four days in Cairo, I move...