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Distro - Cairo Undone 

Moises Saman 

There is a notion of Cairo, and of Egypt, in which its residents have long sought refuge. Unlike other Arab countries, their borders drawn with imperial whim, lines too straight on a map to make sense, Egypt is a true nation, and Cairo a true capital. Celebrated is the sense of its unity.
When the revolution began last winter, the prevailing wisdom in Cairo was that Egypt, imbued with so much history, could navigate change by virtue of its homogeneity, shared culture, ferocious pride and reverence for its past.
But the capital that Hosni Mubarak left behind after he was toppled in February is... 

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EGYPT. Cairo, November 11, 2011. Men stand under an overpass... 

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EGYPT. Cairo, October 31, 2011. A highway overpass above a park... 

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EGYPT. Cairo, November 6, 2011. A man carries a piece of meat... 

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EGYPT. Cairo. April 16, 2011. 

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EGYPT. Cairo, November 11, 2011. Men at a bus stop in downtown... 

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EGYPT. Cairo. October 28, 2011. Funeral procession for Essam... 

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EGYPT. Cairo,October 31, 2011. 

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EGYPT. Cairo. October 29, 2011. Egyptian police officers ride... 

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EGYPT. Ismailia. April 20, 2011. A photograph of Mohamad Mashour... 

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EGYPT. Alexandria, November 14, 2011. A former restaurant lays... 

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EGYPT. Cairo. October 31, 2011. Bodyguards for VIP's attending... 

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EGYPT. Cairo, November 06, 2011. A candidate's poster hangs from... 

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EGYPT. Birkash. October 28, 2011. Camel traders at the weekly... 

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EGYPT. Bagour, Menofia Province, February 15, 2011. Young Egyptians... 

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EGYPT. Cairo.. April 18, 2010. 

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EGYPT. Cairo. October 29, 2011. A driver maneuvers through traffic... 

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EGYPT. Cairo, November 20, 2011. 

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EGYPT. Cairo, November 6, 2011. Street scene during the Eid holiday... 

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EGYPT. Cairo, November 8, 2011. Men at a wedding party in the... 

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EGYPT. Cairo, November 6, 2011. Men prepare to slaughter a camel... 

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EGYPT. Cairo, November 13, 2011. A young man listens to a speech... 

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EGYPT. Cairo. October 31, 2011. Egyptian riot police guard the... 
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