Midnight in Cairo
Raphael Cormack
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Geschichte
Beschreibung
1920s Cairo: a counterculture was on the rise. A passionate group of artists captivated Egyptian society in the city's bars, hash dens and music halls - and the most dazzling and assertive were women. Midnight in Cairo tells the thrilling story of Egypt's interwar nightlife, through the lives of these pioneering women, including dancehall impresario Badia Masabni, innovator of Egyptian cinema Aziza Amir and legendary singer Oum Kalthoum. They exploited the opportunities offered by this new era, while weathering its many prejudices. And they held the keys to this raucous, cosmopolitan city's secrets. Introducing an eccentric cast of characters, Raphael Cormack brings to life a world of revolutionary ideas and provocative art. This is a story of modern Cairo as we have never heard it before.
Kundenbewertungen
Muhammad Abdel al-Wahhab, Tahiyya Carioca, belly dance, Rose al-Youssef, cabaret, Aziza Rushdi, Cairo, Music hall, female emancipation, Badia Masabni, homosexual, Dance hall, lesbian, Tahrir Square, Abdel Halim Hafez, Egyptian actress, Fatima Rushdi, Hoda Shaarawi, Egypt, tarab, Oum Kalthoum, Roaring twenties, Egyptian dancer, Aziza Amir, Egyptian theatre, Farouk of Egypt, Mounira al-Mahidyya, Egyptian singer