Exodus from Egypt: The country's youth move on

Sitting at a table in a cozy cafe in Cairo, Mirette Michail says she wants to stay in Egypt, but the recently-engaged artist doesn't envision the country rocked by political turmoil as a place to raise children.

"I'm not leaving. I'm staying put. Unless I have a child, in which case then it's a different story," she says. "Then I'd leave."

The cafe is run by a friend, who asked her to decorate the walls with pieces of her artwork: an elegantly painted sign tells patrons to mind their head, and each chair is adorned with a winged heart. Michail and her friend, Sameh Ismail, haven't seen each other in 10 years Read more...

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