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Ali Abdel Mohsen

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Ali Abdel Mohsen

A mahraganat performance in a Cairo city street. (Photo: Mosa’ab Elshamy)
AL HARAM STREET

Clubbing in an oppressive city – from Cairo’s Al-Haram Street to Tahrir Square

Mahraganat music emerged in Cairo from the brief convergence of Egypt’s 2011 uprising and its bitter aftermath

  • Ali Abdel Mohsen
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