Five Quote by Sam Esmail

My family settled in Cairo in 1980. I was nine. I missed Libya terribly, but I also took to Cairo. I perfected the accent.…

— Hisham Matar

Growing up, my parents were very much about the Egyptian culture. They never really wanted to assimilate in American culture.

— Sam Esmail

I feel very much rooted in being Egyptian, and I also feel very rooted in being a guy from New Jersey.

— Ramy Youssef

My parents left Libya in 1979, escaping political repression, and settled in Cairo. I was nine.

— Hisham Matar

We left Egypt when I was seven, and we didn't return until I was 21. My teen years were divided between the United Kingdom…

— Mona Eltahawy

Egypt was tough without our parents. My brothers and sisters had to work day by day, and every time they collected a pay cheque,…

— Luol Deng

I shocked my parents with a lot of things, whether it was becoming an actor or when I was dating someone outside the Egyptian…

— Mena Massoud

My family lived in Egypt from 1993 to 1996.

— Tea Obreht

I lived in South Africa until I was 11 when we first immigrated. My mom had sent me back there when I was 14…

— Kandyse McClure

We immigrated when I was 3 1/2 years old, to Toronto. But I'm still very, very close to my culture and - back home in Egypt.

— Mena Massoud

I was born in Egypt, and my family moved to London when I was seven. I grew up mostly in Clapham, where I also…

— Mona Eltahawy

We moved around a lot when I was kid. I'd lived in three continents before I was 12.

— Tana French