Egyptians--a resilient people! Despite all their troubles they can still sing, dance and celebrate (the birth of the grandson of the Prophet).
Showing posts with label Cairo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cairo. Show all posts
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
The City of the Dead
I found an interesting piece on the City of the Dead in Cairo just this week: The City of the Dead - Part One. It reminded me of my visit to the Northern Cemetery in April of 2010, so I went back through my photos. I have always been intrigued by this seeming contradiction in terms, because the City of the Dead is also very much a city of the living--some people are caretakers of the tombs; others are forced to live there for a variety of reasons. There are thriving communities and interesting juxtapositions, as you can see from some of these photos.
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| View south to the Mokattam Hills |
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| Masjid al-Sultan Qaytbay |
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| Goats in the graveyard |
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Protesters to the Rescue...Again!
Many of you will remember the human chain of protestors/demonstrators that protected the Egyptian Museum during the early days of the revolution, two years ago now. Well, they had to come to the rescue again, when police and government forces ignored the Semiramis Hotel's calls for help when armed thugs invaded. No "official help" came for three hours! Please help me get the word out to as many people as possible that it was anti-government protestors that helped out. You know the western media will focus on the lawlessness of Egypt right now and mostly ignore any "good news". Check out the El Ahram article here: "Egypt protesters come to aid of ransacked Intercontinental hotel".
Meanwhile, here in Luxor, it's pretty much business (not that there's a lot of that!) as usual. We ate at The Roof on Monday night, and were treated to "dinner theater" when a group of young people gathered in the plaza to commemorate the 25th of January/Revolution Day and chanted, sang, danced, drummed, listened to speeches and marched, all in a peaceful and laid back manner. It was too dark to get photos of the gathering, but here are a couple of Luxor Temple by night:
And they still serve the best lamb chops, lemon juice ('asir lamoon), and shisha in Egypt (and beyond)!
Meanwhile, here in Luxor, it's pretty much business (not that there's a lot of that!) as usual. We ate at The Roof on Monday night, and were treated to "dinner theater" when a group of young people gathered in the plaza to commemorate the 25th of January/Revolution Day and chanted, sang, danced, drummed, listened to speeches and marched, all in a peaceful and laid back manner. It was too dark to get photos of the gathering, but here are a couple of Luxor Temple by night:
Friday, November 09, 2012
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