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Match Made in Cairo

Match Made in Cairo

by | Feb 14, 2015 | Majalla Blogs

Three women huddle around the couple. Two of the women are likely to be their mothers; the third in this decisive meeting is the matchmaker, the middle-woman or the khatba. She is the one who is brokering the marriage. Anyone wandering through Cairo’s cafes or social...