
Manhood Is Not Easy: Egyptian Masculinities through the Life of Musician Sayyid Henkish
Trevor Williams
Karin van Nieuwkerk
The American University in Cairo Press, 2019.
“Manhood is taking responsibility. And that is not easy, this responsibility. The meaning of ‘I am a man’ is that I am strong and robust, that I show right and wise conduct.”
—From Manhood Is Not Easy
—TREVOR WILLIAMS
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