Tomorrow, God Willing: Self-Made Destinies in Cairo

by Unni Wikan

Book Overview

"I, without earning a penny, have to be the provider " Thus Umm Ali sums up the nearly impossible challenge of her daily existence. Living in a poor neighborhood of Cairo, she has raised eight children with almost no help from her husband or the Egyptian government and through hardships from domestic violence to constant quarrels over material possessions.

Umm Ali's story is amazing not only for what it reveals about her resourcefulness but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226898350
• ISBN13: 9780226898353
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"