Reconstructing Islamic Cairo
Reconstructing Islamic Cairo
Forces at Work
Cairo's historic and architectural center—its Islamic heart and soul—is currently the target of the Egyptian government's reconstruction and transformation. Manifestly, this rehabilitation is an update to bring this historic area of traditional values into the global cosmopolitan track that is the itinerary of the modern tourist. In the larger context, however, the rapid timeline of this venture, and the threat posed to the fabric of society, engender a debate as to how to use this initiative as an economic transfusion for an ailing national economy, how to conserve a valuable cultural heritage, and how to integrate the people who live in the area in its revival. This chapter sketches the way in which these questions have become focused in the Historic Cairo Restoration Project established by Decree No. 1352 of May 1998.
Keywords: Cairo, Egypt, reconstruction, transformation, cosmopolitan, Historic Cairo Restoration Project, rehabilitation, cultural heritage
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