Uncommon Cairo

Uncommon Cairo will help you navigate through this complex city, not only in its geography but also in its unspoken rules.

Heba Habib has selected contributors who will let you hang out with TV stars in downtown hidden hang-outs, play taowla in an outdoor cafe until the wee hours, teach you the difference between an oud and a saaz, talk to a Sufi sheikh, and reminisce over the time when girls wore skirts and movie stars were equal to Gods.