Bouzidi, Fatiha

Held in trust: Waqf in the Islamic world

by Bouzidi, Fatiha

fromCairo Scholarship Online

0 Type: Book

Waqfs (pious endowments) long held a crucial place in the political, economic, and social life of the Islamic world. Waqfs were major sources of education, health care, and employment; they shaped the city and contributed to the upkeep of religious edifices. They constituted a m…

Global dreams: class, gender, and public space in cosmopolitan C…

by Koning, Anouk de, Bouzidi, Fatiha

0 Type: Book

"At the start of the twenty-first century, Cairo's cityscape has acquired a spectacular global touch. Its luxurious five-star hotels, high-rise office buildings, immaculately clean malls, and swanky coffee shops serving cafe latte and caesar salad, along with the budding gated c…