University of Chicago Press Cairo Book sku-38188913

Tomorrow, God Willing: Self-made Destinies in Cairo is a hardcover book from University of Chicago Press, listed under All Books as sku-38188913. Unni Wikan writes about Umm Ali, who raised eight children in a poor Cairo neighborhood with little help from her husband or the Egyptian government. The account covers domestic violence, disputes over possessions, a savings club she formed with neighbors, and her husband's departure and return. Wikan first met the family twenty-five years before writing the book and returned almost every year. She draws on those visits and presents the experiences of Umm Ali, her family and her neighbors in their own words.You may also like University of Chicago Press Oceans Hardcover sku-48929881.