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Tahrir Square Turns Against Morsi

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By Peter Hessler, “Other Rivers
| The New Yorker Verified
On the edge of Tahrir Square, I met a twelve-year-old boy named Hassan Mohamed Abdel Hafiz who showed me an empty tear gas canister and a birdshot scar on his stomach. Scavenged canisters are a badge of honor for those who fight for the people who fight on the front lines of Egyptian protests; Hassan said he had acquired his after a battle with the police in front of the Lycée la Liberté, a block away from the square.
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The Double Education of My Twins’ Chinese School

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By Peter Hessler, “Other Rivers
| The New Yorker Verified
Published in the July 3, 2023 Issue Regarding today’s weather, is it fine to wear shorts? It took less than a minute for the next beep. This time, the writer was Number 35 Li Jialing’s Mama: We are wearing shorts, it’s not cold. Each message appeared in the standard WeChat format: a time stamp, the sender’s name, an avatar, and the text within a bubble.
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Nine Days in Wuhan, the Ground Zero of the Coronavirus Pandemic

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By Peter Hessler, “Other Rivers
| The New Yorker Verified
The earliest documented clusters of coronavirus infections had occurred in the Huanan market. During my first visit, a week earlier, I had left after attracting the attention of a man who appeared to be a plainclothes police officer. The site remained sensitive, and a high blue wall blocked off the ground-floor stalls where the virus had spread. But the market’s second floor was open for business, which was why, when I returned, I brought the glasses. One guard inspected the loose frame.
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Learning Arabic from Egypt’s Revolution

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By Peter Hessler, “Other Rivers
| The New Yorker Verified
The vocabulary lists for Arabic lessons reflected both the country’s shifting politics and its enduring difficulties.Illustration by Luci Gutiérrez mosque to prostrate oneself salah (prayer) imam sheikh beard carpet forbidden On many days, I went to Tahrir Square, to report on the ongoing revolution. If I heard unfamiliar words or phrases, I brought them back to class.
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