PBS Series – Profile of Al-Azhar Park August 19, 2008
Posted by ismailimail in Africa, Cairo, Trust for Culture.trackback
Video available here.
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Releases September 2, 2008 (online, Sept 1)
Episodes explore: a profile of the Aga Khan’s Al-Azhar Park in Cairo,
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Some info from ecorazzi.com
Al-Azhar Park is truly stunning. In a polluted and overcrowded city where it has been said that per capita park space was about the size of a human footprint, this is an amazing gift, and who better to do it than the descendent of Fatimid Caliphs Al-Hakim and Mustansirbillah? The city of Cairo is now beginning to market itself as a Fatimid treasure trove of buildings, mosques and madrassas in order to attract tourists. The Ibn Tulun Mosque is delightful and the mosque of Al-Hakim is frequented by Shia women. But of course, the jewel is the park. Go see it to believe it.