Time for another about the banner column.

The original picture is here:

Here’s the short version: this is the Egyptian Heritage Tannoura Dance Troup performing one of its twice weekly public shows — at this time, they were on the Cairo Citadel, but have since returned to the wikala of Sultan al-Ghori in the old city, across the street from the Khan al-Khalili bazaar.

If you want to stick around for the long version in which I discuss my long love affair with Cairo, you can do so after the jump.

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