 Clockwise from far left: portraits of the author's father Fouad and grandmother Hekmat. The card dated 1964 reads in rhymed prose, is hand-made and hand-written: "The most beautiful thing in my life is to see you always, and my warmest regards to you."; the window of a shop with special Mother's Day promotions; a teacher received "symbolic gifts" from her students. Cartoon from Al-Akhbar by Mustafa Hussein parent page (26 March - 1 April 2009, issue #940) |