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Owen Bennett Jones presents two stories from Egypt - Sarah Hashash in Cairo and Edward Stourton in Aswan.

Owen Bennett Jones presents two stories from Egypt - Sarah Hashash in Cairo and Edward Stourton in Aswan.

Cairo's drinking dens

One of Cairo's historical legacies is its fascinating nightlife, with baladi bars and cabaret clubs. Sara Hashash stopped into a local bar one evening and found revolutionaries sat across from soldiers, artists and office workers, all drinking together into the early hours.

Nile Through the Ages

In Egypt, history is not just something for scholars and books, it's a key driver of tourism, an engine of the local economy. And it matters now more than ever, as minorities that were pushed to the margins under the Mubarak regime are trying to reassert their rights. Edward Stourton recently took a trip down the Nile, visiting monuments both ancient and modern along the way.

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10 minutes

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Tue 28 Feb 2012 01:50GMT

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  • Mon 27 Feb 2012 08:50GMT
  • Mon 27 Feb 2012 12:50GMT
  • Mon 27 Feb 2012 16:50GMT
  • Tue 28 Feb 2012 01:50GMT