Arriving alone in a new city late at night can be a difficult e   and even more so if it is in a foreign country with a foreign c  . Here the writer, herself a woman, remembers her luck in meeting Nagat, one of the few w   taxi drivers in Cairo. During her s  in the city, Nagat became her driver and guide taking her to visit many of the i   sights such as mosques, museums and the p  Along the way the writer was deeply i by Nagat’s friendliness, determination, effectiveness and i  .