Roger McShane, Middle East correspondent for The Economist, knows crossing the road in Cairo is hard. Veteran Cairo journalist Max Rodenbeck told McShane, very soundly, not to worry about terrorism but that he is “much more likely to be hit by a car.” The khawaga’s coming-of-age happened when he “recently received a great, if unofficial, honour. When crossing the Corniche, a group of locals used me as their sherpa. With a new sense of pride, I dodged the traffic and made my way across this fascinating city.”