5:00 p.m., Cairo time (6).. Sadat to Nabawi Ismail: Have You Ever Seen a Farce Greater Than This?

When Sadat Said to Nabawi Ismail: “Have You Ever Seen a Farce Greater Than This?” In the final years of President Sadat’s rule—specifically in 1979—some of those identified with the Left had ...

5:00 p.m., Cairo time (5).. Egyptian obelisk in Rome

5:00 p.m., Cairo Time (4).. Egypt is the mother of all lands

5:00 p.m., Cairo Time (3)..Youssef Chahine’s masterpiece Al-Nasser Salah El-Din

5:00 PM Cairo Time (2).. Bab Al-Hadid, one of the great classics of Egyptian cinema

Today, I revisited Cairo Station (Bab Al-Hadid), one of the great classics of Egyptian cinema, by the brilliant Youssef Chahine. I found myself once again transfixed by his astonishing performance as ...

5:00 PM Cairo Time (1).. Florence is not a place on the map