Helpful Posts: #1 - Ramadan Kareem. A post sunset photo of a shop front on Road 9 (an expat shopping street) in Maadi Cairo. With Ramadan commenced today, the Ramadan lamps were hung out for sale in preparation for this most important Muslim occasion.
#2 - The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha. Located within the walls of the Cairo Citadel, this beautiful mosque was commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha who was an Ottaman Commander and defacto ruler of Egypt and Sudan through to the mid-1800s.
#3 - Contradiction. Having had the chance to live in Egypt for a few years it truly is a place of contradictions. Amongst the hundreds of thousands of high rise dilapidated apartments you find a Hugo Boss placard.
#4 - Mother Nile. They say once you have drunk the water of the Nile, you will always come back. The building in the background with the green sheeting is the Headquarters of Mubarak's New Democratic Party that was burned out during the 2011 revolution. It is about to be demolished so I'm glad to have this photo for posterity's sake. The venerable Felucca remains the Nile boat of choice.
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18th June 2015, 12:47 PM #1
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Cairo Perspectives - Part II, Cairoscapes
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18th June 2015, 01:06 PM #2
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Re: Cairo Perspectives - Part II, Cairoscapes
Nice series Stu
I like the colorful composition in #1.
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18th June 2015, 01:33 PM #3
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Re: Cairo Perspectives - Part II, Cairoscapes
Thanks Binnur!
Originally Posted by bnnrcn
Nice series Stu I like the colorful composition in #1.
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18th June 2015, 07:57 PM #4
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Another nice series Stu, thanks for sharing
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18th June 2015, 08:07 PM #5
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Very nice.
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18th June 2015, 08:15 PM #6
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19th June 2015, 08:14 AM #7
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Re: Cairo Perspectives - Part II, Cairoscapes
Very nice series Stu -- I like "Contradictions"... exactly for the narrative as you described...reminded me of my class in Advertising in college...the complicity of placement and actual area where to put it, contradictions is the right word here as you've used.
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19th June 2015, 11:11 AM #8
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Re: Cairo Perspectives - Part II, Cairoscapes
Richard - I love your Magic Lamp Factory Outlet! Great humour and great photo. This is an older article but it explains the custom of the Ramadan lamp: http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/0...adan-lanterns/
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19th June 2015, 11:12 AM #9
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Re: Cairo Perspectives - Part II, Cairoscapes
Thanks David. Originally Posted by deetheturk
Another nice series Stu, thanks for sharing
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