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AL-MU’IZZ STREET – CAIRO’S GRAND STREET
A long time ago in Cairo, with the pyramids in the distance, farm lands and the aqueduct. From the book "The Grand Street". By Islam El shazly The Grand Street of Historic Islamic Cairo, the heart of...
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AL-MU’IZZ STREET – CAIRO’S GRAND STREET II
By Islam El Shazly The Grand Street of Historic Islamic Cairo, the heart of the once capital of the Fatimid Empire; as old as Cairo, it saw its fair share of kings and vagabonds. Walking through it...
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WDNESDAY NOSTALGIA: LANTERN SLIDES – WEEK IV
By Islam El Shazly Peering back into history to find the beauty of a time gone by is a very delicate affair, an affair that if not done with a sensitive eye and an attentive heart, could end up being...
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WDNESDAY NOSTALGIA: LANTERN SLIDES – WEEK V
By Islam El Shazly Looking at the state of affairs in modern day Egypt makes me wonder: have we totally lost our innocence and simplicity? Over the last 7,000 years Egypt has seen her fair share of...
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WDNESDAY NOSTALGIA: LANTERN SLIDES – WEEK VI
By Islam El Shazly What started out as just a nostalgic post about the beauty of Egypt and the sights that are for the most part gone from our lives – some buried under the waters of Lake Nasser and...
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