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  • Quaint Spots in Cairo, Egypt (1913)
  • Short | 11 min | Documentary, Short
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Quaint Spots in Cairo, Egypt (1913)
Short | 11 min | Documentary, Short
Cairo is essentially a Mohammedan city. The majority of the inhabitants live and dress after the traditional manner of the followers of the prophet. Side by side with them, however, live thousands who have adopted the customs of the modem ...See moreCairo is essentially a Mohammedan city. The majority of the inhabitants live and dress after the traditional manner of the followers of the prophet. Side by side with them, however, live thousands who have adopted the customs of the modem European. The resultant contrast is very curious. The pictures of Mohammedan city life are most interesting. Suggestive views are shown of the commercial life of the city. The oddities of native life are emphasized by pictures of their wedding and funeral processions. For the bride and groom a perilous affair slung between two camels seems to be the accepted mode of conveyance, whereas the dead man, encased in a rough box, is carried through the streets by his friends on a litter. Typically Oriental are the pictures of the pilgrims returning from Mecca, each one wearing the green hat and rejoicing in the title Hajji, which denotes that they have obeyed Mohamet's command. Then there is the Muezzin, who twice daily comes forth on the balcony above the mosque and reminds the faithful in a high, quavering voice, that prayer is better than sleep, and that Mohamet is the only prophet of Allah. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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