{"product_id":"spaces-between-the-nile-and-mohsen-rifaat-9781834381299","title":"Spaces between the Nile and the True North: Negotiating Egyptian-Canadian Cultural Fusion","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpaces Between the Nile and the True North traces Mohsen Rifaat's journey from British-occupied and revolutionary Egypt to a new life in Canada. He moved through languages, cultures, and across many lands, navigating challenges both personal and geopolitical. Along the way, he uncovers intriguing historical interactions between Egypt and Canada - including how a war on Egyptian soil helped hasten Canada's adoption of the iconic maple-leaf flag, and the much-appreciated rescue of an important Cairo heritage building from the wrecker's ball by a Canadian ambassador.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with his own artwork, this memoir blends memory, history, cultural hybridity, and what it means to find a place called home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Crystal Hurdle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpaces between the Nile and the True North: Negotiating Egyptian-Canadian Cultural Fusion, witty and wise Mohsen Rifaat, architect, urban planner, diplomat, husband, father, formerly from Egypt and now rooted in Canada, tracks his identity like prey. Straddling several worlds (geographical, professional) on his creative journey, he exists in the spaces in between and allows the reader to linger in such liminality. For example, during his art exhibition in Cairo in 2008, he hosts both the Canadian ambassador and the Egyptian minister of culture, \"feeling less like an artist than a character in a mob movie.\" His life becomes a literal and metaphorical collage, the rich text embedded with his images: sumptuous watercolours, blueprints, sketches, photos, and ephemera, a sensory delight. Riding the early waves of the Egyptian diaspora to retirement in North Vancouver, surfing Rifaat discovers that he is not a misfit as feared, but a humane, funny, and worldly renaissance man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Crystal Hurdle, BA (Honours), MA, Diploma in Applied Linguistics. Faculty Emeritus, Capilano University, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of Ted \u0026amp; Sylvia, Teacher's Pets, Sick Witch, and Syl-Lo-Therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mohsen Rifaat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1834381290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781834381299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tellwell Talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d","brand":"Mohsen Rifaat","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874777510143,"sku":"9781834381299","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spaces-between-the-nile-and-mohsen-rifaat-9781834381299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}