This Handbook simultaneously provides a single text that narrates the Cairo of yesterday and of today, and gives the reader a major reference to the best of Cairo scholarship.
Divided into three parts covering Histories, Representations and Discourses of Cairo, the chapters provide comprehensive coverage of Cairo from both a disciplinary and an interdisciplinary point of view, with scholars from a great range of disciplines. Part One contains chapters on the history of specific parts of the city to provide both a concise picture of Cairo and an appreciation for the diversity of its constituent parts and periods. Part two of the book deals with the various forms of representations of the city, from high-end literature to popular songs, and from photographs to films. Finally, Three covers current discourses about the city, comprising historical reflections on the city from the present, surveys of its current condition, analysis of it serious urban problems and visions for its future.
The Routledge Handbook on Cairo provides a unique and innovative look at the ever-evolving state of Cairo. It will be a vital reference source for scholars and students of Middle Eastern Studies, Middle East History, Cultural Studies, Urban Studies, Architecture and Politics.
Author(s): Nezar AlSayyad
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 460
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Contributors
Preface
Part 1 Histories
1 Cairo: The State of a City
Histories
Representations
Discourses
References
2 Al-Qata’i.: A Lost City in Cairo – Revisited
The Layout of the City and Its Elements
1. The Aqueduct
2. The Bimaristan
3. The Al-Maydan: Royal Palace and the Open Parade Ground
4. The Gates of Al-Maydan
5. The Tombs of Ibn Tulun and Khumarawiyyah
6. The Street of Shariʿ Al-Aʿzam
7. The Tomb of Sidi Harun
8. Dar Al-Imara
9. The Mosque of Ibn Tulun
10. The Suqs of the City
11. Qubbat Al-Hawa’
The End of Al-Qata’iʿ: A Concluding Remark
Notes
References
3 Cairo as a Palace: Rituals of the Fatimid Caliphate
Ceremonial Processions
The Procession of the Caliph During the Egyptian National Feasts
Concluding Note
Notes
Primary Historical Sources (In Chronological Order)
Secondary Sources
4 Building Mamluk Cairo: The Capital of a Sultanate
The First Transformations
Reshaping the Heart of an Existing City
A Capital Ready for More
Mamluk Cairo and the Nile
Hit By Ruin
The Mamluk Desert: Al-Sahara’
The Capital’s Final Appearance
Conclusion
Notes
References
5 Coopting the Street: The Urban Character of Mamluk Architecture in Cairo
Appropriating the City
Setting the Scene
Amirial Architecture
Dominating the Urban Space
Notes
References
6 1340 Years of Cairo’s Medieval Necropolis
The History, Foundation and Evolution
The Downward Spiral of the City of the Dead
Architecture and Heritage Values
Conclusion
Notes
References
7 Policing Cairo in the Nineteenth Century
Policing Cairo During Ottoman Times
Policing Cairo During the French Occupation
Policing Cairo Under Mehmet ʿAli’s Reign: the Early Years
Policing Cairo Under Mehmet ʿAli: the Middle Years
Policing Cairo in the Middle Decades of the Nineteenth Century
Conclusion
Notes
References
8 Khedivial Cairo: The Genesis of the Modern City and the Prospects of Its Downtown
Early Attempts at Modernizing Cairo
The Earliest Period Under Mohamed ʿAli Pasha and Said Pasha
The Reign of Khedive Ismaʿil
Ismaʿilia and Tawfiqiya: the Modern Districts Constructed in the 19th Century Under the Khedives
The Features of Khedivial Cairo
The Architectural Character of Khedivial Cairo
The Urban Character of Khedivial Cairo
Haỷat Al-Baladeya and Maslahet Al-Tandhim: the Municipal Bodies and Their Functions
The Deterioration of Khedivial Cairo?
Initiatives to Conserve Khedivial Cairo and the NOUH Project
Concluding Remarks
Notes
References
9 Tahrir Square: The Roundabout and the History of Modern Cairo
Founding the Modern Square
The Square Under British Rule
The Monarchy: A Roundabouts for Kings
A National Roundabout for a New Republic
The Liberation Roundabout: Tahrir Square and the Revolution
Social Media and the Virtual Tahrir Square
Tahrir Square as a Surveilled Public Space
The New Roundabout: The Square as a Museum
On the Future of the Square
Notes
References
Part 2 Representations
10 The Skylines of Cairo: A Photographic Essay
11 The Earliest Images of Cairo’s Islamic Architecture
Urban Perspectives
Matteo Pagano
Pellegrino Brocardi
De Maillet and Norden
Richard Pococke
Louis Francois Cassas
Luigi Mayer
The Scholars of the French Expedition
A Mamluk Image of Cairene Architecture
Notes
References
12 Seeing Cairo Through Paris: Nineteenth-Century Literary Observations By Egyptian Intellectuals
The Need for Change
Interaction With Europe in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
The New Urbanity
Models of the New Urbanity
Concluding Note
Notes
References
13 Sayings and Songs: On the Intangible Culture of Cairo
Cairo in Popular Sayings and Proverbs
Proverbs as Indicators of Mental Image
Proverbs Reflecting the Development of Cairo
Proverbs Echoing Cairenes’ Values
Proverbs Implying Resentment of Tyranny
Proverbs Indicating Societal Transformations
Cairo in Poetry and Songs
Songs and Poetry Portraying Cairo’s Contradictions
Songs Portraying the Centrality of Cairo
Songs Showing the Transformation of Identity
Using Cairo in Propaganda in Songs
Songs Portraying the Injustice of Modern Cairo
Concluding Remarks
Notes
References
14 Cairo Through Her Eyes: Space and Gender Dynamics in Naguib Mahfouz’s Bayn Al-Qasrayn
Notes
References
15 The Judge, the Officer and the Demiurge: Figures and Figurations of Old Cairo
The Judge’s Expedition: the Underlying Pretext
The Officer’s Journey: Normalization and Disillusion
The “Vision” of the Aga Khan: the Creation of Al-Azhar Park
Epilogue: Old Cairo, a Panoramic Spectacle
Notes
References
16 Cairo On Film: The Modernity of a Cinematic City
From Colonialism to the Republic: Representations of Modern Cairo
A Changing Cinematic Cairo at the End of the 20th Century
Neoliberal Cairo in 21st-Century Films
Concluding Note
Notes
References
17 Revolutionary Cairo: The City Still Remembers
Elsewhere – Away From Tahrir
“The Plan of the Army”
The Brotherhood Dynamic
Spring of Worry
An Anxious City
Days of Turmoil
Part 3 Discourses
18 The Normalization of Hijab: Islamic Reveiling in Cairo
Research On the “New Veil” – Reveiling in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s
Research as Islamism and Reveiling Continued
Cairo, the Islamic World, Public Space and Piety
New Islamic Woman and Activism Vs. Normalized Hijab
New Generational Perceptions and Negotiations in Cairo
Repenting of Entertainers (Visible Unveiled Women)
The Growth of Salafism
Hijab Post-Mubarak
Sexual Harassment
Unveiled Women Report Targeting
Harassment Or Exclusion of Women Wearing Hijab
Social Media Encouraging Hijab
Bans and Requirements
Hijab Adoption During Ramadan
Anti-Hijab Or Deveiling
Enforced Hijab
The Status Quo and Conclusion
Notes
References
19 Informal Cairo: The Making of an Urban Fabric
Urban Informality in Cairo
Urban Sustainable Transitions
Urban Informality Sustainable Transitions in Cairo
Conclusions
Notes
References
20 Cairo’s Desert Backyard: The Future of an Ever-Growing Metropolis?
Early Extensions Into the Desert (Up to Circa 1950)
1950s to 1990s: the Desert Becomes an Integral Part of the Metropolis
Post 2000: Cairo’s Exponential Spatial Expansion Into the Desert
But Where Are the People?
Transport Problems and Environmental Costs
The Future of Cairo? An Increasingly Unbalanced Metropolis
Notes
References
21 (Re)Connecting With Wounded Spaces: Encountering Memory, Place and Narrative in Cairo’s Historic Landscape
Wounded Spaces, Modernity and the Spatial Inscriptions
The Scares On Empty Spaces
Remembering the Old Memories
Safety and Social Belonging
Economy and Use of Public Space
Conclusion
Notes
References
22 An Untold Urban Narrative: Transcending Gender, Culture and Modernity in Cairo’s Old Quarters
The Making of the Hawari’s Socio-Spatial Urban Form
Women of Old Cairo: Role of Women in Driving Modern Culture in Cairo
The Transition Towards Modernity: From Cultural Reform to the Design of Homes
Modern Women and the Making of Modern Cairo
Concluding Remarks: Tracing Culture, Gender and Modernity in Old Cairo
Notes
Bibliography
23 Rethinking Urban Transformations in Cairo: A View From “Middle-Class” Housing in Al-Mohandiseen
A Housing Vignette From Al-Mohandiseen
The Urban Roots of the Middle Class
The New Middle, the New Social Contract, the New Urban Spaces
Al-Mohandiseen in the Post-1970s, a Political Economy Perspective
Parting Thought: Back to the Middle
Notes
References
24 Government Visions: A Planner’s Perspective On the Remaking of Cairo
The Dilemma: Transformations and Changes
A Practice Narrative
Looking at Cairo’s Future Plans: Mega Projects at the Heart of Planning
The Maspero Triangle Project
Description of the Project Site
A History of Prior Concerns Regarding the Maspero Triangle
Theorizing a Practice: Towards a Conclusion
Notes
References
25 The Transformation of Public Space in Post-Revolutionary Cairo: A Diary From Tahrir, 2011–2013
Segregating Walls, Zoning
The Urge to Document, Archive and Film the Revolution
Public Screenings and Performances
Graffiti
Mohammed Mahmoud Street
The Marches
Concluding Remarks
Notes
Bibliography
Index
