Midnight In Cairo: The Divas Of Egypt'S Roaring '20S,New

Midnight In Cairo: The Divas Of Egypt'S Roaring '20S,New

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A Vibrant Portrait Of The Talented And Entrepreneurial Women Who Defined An Era In Cairo.One Of The Worlds Most Multicultural Cities, Twentiethcentury Cairo Was A Magnet For The Ambitious And Talented. During The 1920S And 30S, A Vibrant Music, Theater, Film, And Cabaret Scene Flourished, Defining What It Meant To Be A Modern Egyptian. Women Came To Dominate The Egyptian Entertainment Industryas Stars Of The Stage And Screen But Also As Impresarias, Entrepreneurs, Owners, And Promoters Of A New And Strikingly Modern Entertainment Industry.Raphael Cormack Unveils The Rich Histories Of Independent, Enterprising Women Like Vaudeville Star Rose Alyoussef (Who Launched One Of Cairos Most Important Newspapers); Nightclub Singer Mounira Almahdiyya (The First Woman To Lead An Egyptian Theater Company) And Her Great Rival, Oum Kalthoum (Still Venerated For Her Soulful Lyrics); And Other Fabulous Female Stars Of The Interwar Period, A Time Marked By Excess And Unheardof Freedom Of Expression. Buffeted By Crosswinds Of Colonialism And Nationalism, Conservatism And Liberalism, Religious And Secular Values, Patriarchy And Feminism, This New Generation Of Celebrities Offered A New Vision For Women In Egypt And Throughout The Middle East. 25 Illustrations

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