Great cultural assets and great beaches – that’s how Egypt is known. However, most people in this North African country have to fight for survival every day, they are deeply religious and follow old rules.
The author takes the reader to fifteen villages and cities. He travels by minibus, which takes him to almost every corner of the country, and discusses a lot with local people: about God, conspiracies and the everyday chaos. His trips sometimes end in breakdowns and often in an adventure.
The author learns why many Egyptians have never visited the pyramids and what connects a German company that produces car license plates with the corrupt Mubarak regime. He visits the place in the Nile Delta where the terror pilot of 9/11 grew up and the city where the powerful Muslim Brotherhood was founded. And time and again, he is mistaken for a spy on his travels and almost ends up in a military prison.