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Comment on How Mahfouz’s Ironic Si El-Sayed Became a Benchmark for Egyptian Masculinity by The Illusion of Nice Guys in Egyptian Cinema: When Misogyny Turns Into Rom-Com - Kuwaiti Tribune
['Mona Abdou']
Comments for Egyptian Streets
Amina scuttles off to prepare a midnight meal, and Si El-Sayed watches her leave.
In essence, Mahfouz’s Si El-Sayed was Mr. Man: an individual who demanded glory and reverence simply for being the father of the house.
Si El-Sayed embodied the hypocrisies and injustices of patriarchal Egypt, domesticating them into a single household.
Academic Salma Abdelsalam describes Si El-Sayed as more than a father, but a god-like decision-maker.
The true Si El-Sayed, however, lives on in Mahfouz’s writings as the villain of his own family—a villain of his own making.
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