50 Eftychia Mylona school of Suez and Port Tawfik in the 1963–1964 academic year, her Cypriot citizenship changed to Greek, as written on her student card. Seemingly, Themelina’s father requested and was granted Greek citizenship because of the political situation after 1956; as such, his citizenship also passed to his daughter.43 In addition, the political stance the Suez Canal Greeks adopted during the Suez Crisis and the solidarity they expressed towards Egyptians during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War influenced their relationship with the Egyptian authorities and offered them possibilities that other Greek communities and other non-Egyptian nationals did not have. As my interlocutor Nikolas mentioned, the Suez Canal Greeks showed solidarity towards Egyptians by remaining in their posts and not departing. Greek pilots (navigators) led the ships between Suez, Ismailia, and Port Said, and trained Egyptians who had no prior experience in the field. Egyptian newspapers, such as al-Ahram and the Egyptian Gazette, showed the appreciation of the Egyptian government toward the Greeks, as they supported Egypt’s struggle against the imperialistic powers. Furthermore, the Port Said Greek community did not leave the city during the 1967 war, expressing solidarity towards Egyptians. Indeed, Egyptian national newspapers once again praised the Greeks for their political stance. The governor of Port Said, Farid Toulan, even granted the Greek community unlimited permits and a special unemployment benefit, which no other foreign community had at that time. These two examples illustrate the diverse historical experiences among non-Egyptian nationals in Egypt as well as the unexpected opportunities afforded to some Greek community members and their children because of political developments.44 CONCLUSION The Suez Crisis, and even more the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli Wars, greatly impacted the social fabric of the Suez Canal cities. The wars not only affected the Greeks in Egypt, but they also caused displacement and a migration crisis for everyone living in the canal zone. In 1967, most Greeks left the cities. The war, coupled with the fact that the conflict pushed the Greek consulate’s move to Cairo, made Greeks reflect on whether they could stay permanently or if the only solution was to depart. By 1973, all Greeks had left the canal zone. Foula Margaraki was the only Greek to remain behind, and after a few years she relocated to the community’s home for the elderly in Alexandria.45 The economic and political developments in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean demarcated Greek children’s experiences of