Friday, July 17, 2009




Next to the Khan al Khalili market is the Mosque of Al Azhar, one of the older mosques in Cairo, and part of Al Azhar University which is the second oldest Islamic university in the world. We took a tour of the mosque one afternoon, and for a bit of baksheesh the Sheikh allowed us to climb to the top of one of the ancient miniarets for a fine view of Islamic Cairo. As you can see, Mary Leigh covered her hair with a hijab, and donned a covering given to her at the mosque.



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