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Tag Archives: Music

Sawy–Abdel Halim/Umm Kalthoum Puppet Show

September 28, 2012by emily Leave a comment

This is only cool for the first ten minutes, but boy are those ten minutes great. The puppeteers successfully recreate the concerts–with precise movements and timings–of the most famous Egyptian […]

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Cairo Opera House Grounds

September 28, 2012by mauricech Leave a comment

Along with Al Azhar park, the grassy plots and stone paths that surround the Japanese- built Cairo Opera House are a beautiful place to take a walk and momentarily forget […]

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neighborhoods, zamalak

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