Present is in the Past

Photo essay: Before the dying days of Mubarak's regime

by Keyvan Tabari
23-Feb-2011
 
The story of today’s Cairo is writ in the past. It is not just the Pyramids and the Sphinx of ancient times, it is also the monuments of Cairo’s Islamic history that make it so “now”. Here lie the double-tale symbols of the Sunni-Shiite clash and co-existence, as well as the fault lines of both “extremism” and “moderation” in a resurgent Islam that now preoccupies the concerns of much of the world. The visitors who flock to see the likes of Tutankhamun’s jewels are at peril of remaining innocent for ignoring all others that Cairo has to offer >>> more
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Great photo essay and what a comprehensive write up. Thank you. I've been pining to return, to experience again the dust, the noise, the wonderful people, culture, history, architecture and the desert!

Did you travel outside of Cairo? Alexandria? Luxor?  Aswan?