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Fire Destroys Cairo’s Friday Market

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On June 22nd, a fire ripped through Cairo’s Souq el-Gomma, destroying shops, merchandise, and livelihoods.

Story published July 1, 2010 by Daily New Egypt

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July 2nd, 2010 at 5:51 am

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Friday Market Vid – Now on PBS

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The Friday Market story I produced for Theodore May’s Global Post article was picked up by PBS’ world affairs news program World Focus.

Check it out online and on your local PBS television station.

Written by jonjensen

July 19th, 2009 at 5:18 am

A Trip to Cairo's Friday Market

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I’ve written here ad naseum about Cairo’s Souq Gomma - or Friday Market – so I won’t go into it again.  But here’s something I never explored in detail about the market: the amount of gambling that goes down every Friday.

Recently, I hooked up with Global Post’s Egypt correspondent Theodore May to do a more in-depth piece on the Friday Market’s darker side. He wrote a great article and I produced a corresponding video to give readers some of the market’s color.

Check the article here and the video above.

Written by jonjensen

July 8th, 2009 at 5:00 am