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The Sun Valley of Cairo
Made by modenadude
If you've ever been to the area in Los Angeles known as Sun Valley (in northern San Fernando Valley), you'll know that it's known for its car junk yards. There are certain areas in Sun Valley where wreckage yard and auto dismantling signs densely saturate the skyline as much as the billboards and ads do on Sunset. If you ever need any type of car part, head over to Sun Valley because that city has it all. Well, I think I've found the Sun Valley of Cairo. Because I live in it. My street is named after the French heiroglyph Jean-François Champollion, who was given the task of deciphering the Egyptian portions of the Rosetta Stone from 1822-1824 and is credited as giving birth to the field of modern Egyptology. This guy was huge, to say the least. The street starts at one of the main streets in Downtown Cairo, 26th of July (and along its stretch is home to Abou Tarek, a popular Egyptian koshary joint... closed during Ramadan), and ends at the foot of the famous Cairo museum, the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, wherein you can find artifacts Champollion no doubt had his hands in, and where the mummy of Ramses II himself is safely kept. So if the man was a big deal, the street should be a pretty big deal as well, right? Major wrong. From the start to the finish, all you'll find on Shambluan (the Arabized way of spelling his name) is car part after car part after car part. And because there are no garages, the cars are built right there, on the street. Luckily it's a one-way street because two lanes going down that congested road would create even worse traffic jams than it already does. I'm a car guy, so I should feel at home here, but I don't. I have no clue why. The smell? The constant greasy hands? The loud banging at all hours of the day? All could be factors why I just don't feel at home on the streets. But I will say this, of all the streets in Downtown Cairo, nothing reminds me of America more than the modified cars and English bumper stuckers on Shambliuan. I think the man pictured is named Hamad. I have to start writing these names down because you either find someone named Muhammad -- literally every third person here is named Muhammad -- or a very random name I've never heard before. But I was never really good with names. He was a nice guy who spoke very little English, but got very excited when he saw the camera and wanted to pose in front of the Civic he was working on. ---------- blog: modenadude.com
A pit of filth
Made by modenadude
The traditional (and by traditional I mean 99% of all) wudu/ablution areas are rooms lined with faucets and drains where Muslims stand or sit to wash their hands, face, feet etc before prayer. They're usually attached to a bathroom and off to the side of the main prayer area. In the Mosque of al-Hakim however, things are completely different. There is a small and elegant fountain near the middle of the courtyard, but additionally there are two almost well-like setups in the back corners of the courtyard, near the entrances to the minarets. I don't know how else to describe them but by calling them pits of water. But raised pits. As elegant as the fountain and made of the same beautiful material as the courtyard. I guess I can describe it best by calling them watering holes like the ones found in the middle of the desert. Animals flock to them from all over the area to drink and bathe alike. It may not be the most hygenic system, but it works for them. The same can be said for al-Hakim. Approaching it, after the mob of Muslims who came to al-Hakim to pray Janazah -- a special funeral prayer -- before Juma/Guma/Friday prayer left to pray, I had a slight feeling the water would look a little merky and that the bottom might be a bit sandy. But I was gravely mistaken. The water looked so clean and pure. There must be some sort of filtration system to make it like this -- and the water's level never decreases. Pretty impressive setup. So while I don't know how I feel about putting the same water in my mouth that the man next to me just dipped his feet in (and this isn't just my, er, American snobbiness -- I talked to some Egyptians who felt the same), this system kind of works. And if you think about it, not much in Egypt is very hygenic in terms of sharing water sources anyway. Everyone drinks from the same cup here in Egypt. During iftar in Ramadan, when the sun sets, people pass around a jug of water that everyone drinks from, and every day you can find oolahs (forgive my spelling, they're those ceramic vase-like water holders that keep water very cool, someone want to correct me on the spelling?) on the streets being refilled for consumption by Cairenes who all share them and drink from them all day long. So while this concept of sharing water is new to someone like me, it might be very normal for everyone else. But let me stick with a faucet, please.
الشيشة قليلا مع الغرباء (a little sheesha with strangers)
Made by modenadude
I had no idea Cairo's night life was this insane! Someone once told me that they didn't eat dinner until after 10 p.m., but that completely underplays what goes on in this city entirely! It makes sense though. After a long and humid day of fasting during Ramadan in which you find yourself doing nothing but trying to stay indoors and out of the heat, the night time is the only part of the day that allows you to walk around without keeling over out of dehydration. I know I look forward to sun down during Ramadan, and not just because I can eat again! But these people are like this all the time. It's incredible! ---------- Tonight after iftaar (break fast), I decided to head over to 26th July and Ramses to get myself some mango and as'ad juice (this locally made juice that mixes... dunno... fruits together) to quench my dry throat. While there, I started up a conversation with a local Egyptian, Khaled (right). We were discussing and joking about Egyptian women and cultures. Turns out Khaled was at the fruit place because he was waiting to meet his friend Mohammed (left) who he hasn't seen for six years since Khaled left for Belgium. When Mohammed finally arrived via the Metro, the two invited me to come have some sheesha and drinks at a nearby place they went the last time they met. Egyptians are too incredible. The best part is, because I was an-out-town American, I didn't pay a single piastre the entire night! Not even for the metro back to my hostel! Egyptians are too, too kind. And they really know how to spend their nights. Shukran gidan you too! stitched five photos together using Photoshop ---------- blog: modenadude.com
The Ancient and the Modern
Made by graspnext
Dark clouds hovered over the urban sprawl that is Cairo whilst, in the distance the sun was setting over the ancient pyramids of Giza. Best viewed large I think. Edit: I am overwhelmed by the positive response this image has received. Thank you for your kind comments. Just to clear up on what post-processing was or wasn't done. This fairly accurately reflects the scene I saw as I recall it but, sadly, no camera is capable of recording the extreme dynamic range that the eye can see. I took a number of different exposures of the scene and eventually settled on this one which was exposed for the buildings. The sky was therfore over-exposed. I used Photomatix hdr to darken the sky but tried as best as I am able with my limited skills to remain true to what I actually saw. I did do some minimal post-processing in PS thereafter but again the attempt was to go for reality rather than to enhance the image in any particular way. In actual fact the real scene was even more beautiful because, with the naked eye, one could discern rays of sunlight striking the pyramids which were lost in my over-exposure. I may post a shot where the rays of light are in fact visible but in that shot I have concentrated almost entirely on the sky and the city is but a mere silhouette at the very bottom of the image. Sean
Hassan Nasrallah in Old Cairo
Made by Sameh Awad
I consider it strange phenomena. I mean its obvious to see people hanging posters for football players, political leaders as in Nasser, or Sadat...or even celebrity posters ; but to see a poster for a political party leader in Lebanon, hanged on a wall in Cairo?! This guy (I can't remember his name) owns a juice stall in old Cairo. During a small conversation with him, he told me that he's really proud of what Hassan Nasrallah did to the Israelis during the last war in Lebanon. We lost our dignity since 1973, and this guy brought it back to us. I questioned him if he consider Lebanon won the last war, he replied I’m not into politics, I don't know anything about Iran's intensions...I don't even know what is the difference between Shia and Sunni...things are really simple to me. For years I’ve been watching children and women in Palestine and Lebanon dying by the Israeli army, and no one did anything to Israel. To me this is not fair, and I feel paralyzed for not being able to help those people. Now to see someone firing rockets into Israeli cities, and making people over there terrified from his missiles…this is what I call justice, and defiantly I’ll hang a poster for Nasrallah to show my support.
Gate of Complex of Sultan Qalawun بوابة مجمع السلطان قلاوون / El.Muiz Le Din Allah Street / Cairo / Egypt - 29 05 2010
Made by Ahmed Al.Badawy
The complex of Sultan Qalawun was built for the sultan by Amir 'Alam al-Din Sanjar al-Shuja'i in 1284-5 and consisted of the founder's mausoleum, madrasa, and a maristan (hospital). The complex was located on al-Mu'izz Street. The mausoleum's central, domed plan is connected to the madrasa by a long entrance passage, and the plan of both spaces is shifted to accommodate the qibla orientation. The mausoleum, which is separated from the madrasa by this long corridor, is accessible via a small courtyard surrounded by an arcade with shallow domes. The octagonal structure was roofed by a dome which was destroyed in the 18th century. The current concrete dome, which is a replica of that covering the Mausoleum of al-Ashraf Khalil ibn Qalawun (1288), was built by Max Herz Bey in 1903. The octagonal base is transformed into a circle by means of wooden muqarnas. The elaborate interior decoration includes marble revetment, carved, painted, and gilded wood, carved marble, and stucco. Source: archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=2108
Ibrahim: monochrome
Made by modenadude
I don't normally go around taking photos of kids (just babies) but this dude by the name of Ibrahim was pretty tight. I met him on Shambluan the other night and he was all smiles. I've bumped into him a couple times since, and he's nothing but a ball of joy. He was probably the most excited by the camera. Kept posing and running up to me to see the photo. Didn't speak a lick of English, but that didn't matter. Photography transcends language. ---------- This one's in black and white for two reasons. One, it looks baller. And two, because the color was just so bad at night. I shot at ISO6400 that night because it was so dark, but the street light that was above us casted a very strange color on him and I couldn't correct it properly enough to be happy. But this vintage feel makes it looks great. And Ibrahim looks super Egyptian in the shot, so it looks like he's a 1960s Egyptian film star :) ---------- blog: modenadude.com
The Mosque Of Muhammed Ali-Citadel Egypt
Made by Anup_Nikon D40
View On Black The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque (Arabic: مسجد محمد علي, Turkish: Mehmet Ali Paşa Camii) is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848. Situated on the summit of the citadel, this Ottoman mosque, the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century, is, with its animated silhouette and twin minarets, the most visible mosque in Cairo. The mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's oldest son, who died in 1816. This mosque, along with the citadel, is one of the landmarks and tourist attractions of Cairo and is one of the first features to be seen when approaching the city from no matter which side.
Al-Hakim Mosque at Night
Made by WeCanCam.net
Al-Hakim Mosque is located in Islamic Cairo, on the east side of Muizz Street, just south of Bab Al-Futuh (the northern gate). It is named after Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985-1021), the sixth Fatimid caliph and the first to be born in Egypt. It was originally built as an enclosure by the Fatimid vizier Gawhar Al-Siqilli (c.928-992), but was incorporated into the extended fortifications built by Badr al-Gamali. ---------------------------------------------------- For more travel photos see: Website: wecancam.net/portfolio/travel.html Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/WeCanCam/117162771665526 ----------------------------------------------------
Egypt: Esbekiyeh Palace, Cairo
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Lantern Slide Collection: Views, Objects: Egypt. General Views\People [selected images]. View 037: Egypt - Esbekiyeh Palace, Cairo., n.d., T. H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician. 49 Nassau Street, New York. Brooklyn Museum Archives (S10|08 General Views_People, image 9780). This image was uploaded at high resolution and it helps us to know how our visitors work with our images, so if you use it, we'd love to know how! Drop us a line by leaving a comment here or email our archivist: library@brooklynmuseum.org Help us map this image by using Suggestify to suggest a location for it.
Balance
Made by modenadude
I've seen women all over Cairo doing something like this: balancing a gigantic and unnecessary object on their heads. May it be a box of whatever like this particular woman, or something that looks like a stack of mini pallets to even children (no lie, I've seen children holding on for dear life strapped to their moms heads). But this is the first time I was able to photograph someone doing it. I find it very impressive, as I can't even balance a book on my head let alone a library. I even saw one women walking down the steps of a subway carrying stuff on her head! And she didn't even flinch or struggle! It's quite impressive indeed. photographed on Eid al-Fitr morning after Eid prayer, outside the Old City walls to the north.
Stars Always Shine
Made by Sameh Awad
El Sit Madeeha...also known as Om Sameh. She's the Mazaher Ensemble lead vocalist. The day before this photo was taken; the egyptian police arrested 5 of the band members during a real Zar practice (I’ve posted photos for two of them before. The , and one of the choir). So after attending their latest performance yesterday and hearing about what happened to them the day before; I’m posting this photo to support the Mazaher Ensemble, and to pay respect to their art and their incredible performance.
Light Rain in Cairo, Egypt
Made by Bakar_88
Taken from El-Kargy Street, Shubra It was cold, the temprature was 12°C with a very high humidity reached 88% at that time. From yesterday, it was cloudy and misty with some drizzle then, it became foggy with some Rain Showers at night Shubra was really developed in 1902, when the tramline was introduced to the 1st district on Shubra Street and then in the Rod El Farag area a year later View on black. More details More Obvious Explore: #300 on Friday, August 8, 2008
Illuminated
Made by axshuzaifa
Day 2 : Masjid al Jame ul Anwar. The name itself contains the word anwar which means illuminated, a feeling best experienced in the early morning sunlight. Over the centuries, the mosque was used as a prison for captured crusaders, as a stable by Saladin, as a fortress by Napoleon, and as a school. In 1980, the mosque was practically rebuilt in gleaming white marble by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, head of the Dawoodi Bohra community. Today, it is listed as a Unesco heritage site, and has revived the center of Fatimid Cairo. Taken in Cairo, Egypt
I whip my furrrr back and forth
Made by Amina Samy
Curiosity killed the cat. Just, not this one. Some say cats are devoid of love, loyalty and affection (though these 'some' i refer to usually say so when they compare to dogs). But, I don't think one can refute the claim that what cat's may lack in affection, they make up for with personality. Sure, some have shitty personalities- but then so do most people I know. But today, this one didn't. And this man was one of the kindest and most gentle people I met all day. On a personal note- I think I'm becoming the crazy cat lady. Uh oh.
8/365: El Zabbal
Made by Amina Samy
Translates into: The Garbage Picker. I don't know what it is I like about this shot- particularly when I'm pretty sure you can find hundreds of similarly composed montreal hipster-esque rebel without a cause shots. I'm pretty sure you can even find some with red walls as backdrops. But I still like this one. A lot. If you think about it, it can tell you a lot about Egypt. Maintenance. Dirty. Poverty. Poor Employment. Waiting. Patience. Or I could be reading into things. But I still like this one. A lot.
Tales of Separation
Made by Sameh Awad
A musician in Mazaher Ensemble, playing Kawala “egyptian flute, made from reed”. ---------------------------------------- Listen to the reed as it tells its tale; it complains of separation. Since they cut me from the reed-bed, men and women have been crying over my lament. I wish for someone with a bosom torn apart by separation, so that I can tell them the meaning of the pain of longing. Rumi - Song of the Reed
Step Pyramid at Saqquara
Made by orclimber
worlds first pyramid 2630 BC. The Step Pyramid is one of the most widely known pyramids that is located near Saqquara. It measures 389 by 462 feet at it base and rises to a height of 204 feet. It is thought that it was built to resemble a staircase so that the king could ascend to heaven after death. Around the pyramid is a huge stone wall that is a mile long and 33 feet high. It has 13 false entryways and one true entryway
Thank you for clapping
Made by Sameh Awad
A member in Mazaher Ensemble’s choir. She was looking to the audience clapping after their performance. A look that holds a lot of meanings specially that the kind of art they were performing is avoided by the religious institution, and the cultural elite in Egypt. Check this link for more details: www.egyptmusic.org/mazaher.html
Ferrari F430
Made by Bakar_88
Automech Akhbar El-Youm Autoshow 2008 in Cairo, Egypt No one touch this car because it was sold by 4.5 Milion L.E. (0.8 Milion $) during the show Location: Ard El-Ma'ared (Exhibitions ground), Salah Salem Street, Cairo View large on black. More details more real!
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