Clown Invasion!!!!

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Originally uploaded by Lee Howard.

Egyptian birthday parties are curious affairs. Blaring music, screaming kids, and an endless parade of frightening, poorly constructed monster-freaks coming out to dance with (and be assaulted by) the kids are, it seems, de rigueur. The party here pictured was for the children of our good friends Rania and Mohammed. The girl between the blue mutant and freaky vest-wearing clown is their daughter Habiba. Their son, Abdel-Rahmen, was also present but is not pictured. A fun (if absolutely horrifying) time was had by all.