Al-Mu'izz Street in Ramadan .. When the Egyptians flee to the magic of history

Karim Adel - Cairo

An amazing and incomparable splendor characterized by the street of the Moez Ladin Allah Fatimid in Egypt throughout the days of Ramadan, attracting crowds after groups of Egyptians and tourists who come from every fugue, seeking beauty and comfort in the embrace of historic Islamic Cairo in the shade of the customs of the holy month.

Al-Mu'izz Street extends from Bab Zuwaila to Al-Darb Al-Ahmar, through Al-Gawuryh and Al-Sagheh Street, to Bab Al-Fotouh. It is undergoing continuous development with the support of UNESCO after the earthquake that hit Egypt in 1992 to preserve it as the world's largest open museum of Islamic monuments. .

Continuous delight
"The joy here," summarized the scene Tarek Abu Raslan, the seller of Al-Arqasus of Al-Jazeera Net during her Ramadan tour in Al-Mu'izz Street, which started after the breakfast until Suhoor.

Since the beginning of entering the street, which is subject to security guard like the rest of the archaeological sites, the attention of the past and present aesthetics, where shops compete decorations, gold and copper pots and folklore and cafes and family and youth, to attract Egyptian families and young people and tourists who came to the reputation of the street.

"Ramadan is the beauty, a delightful atmosphere for everyone who comes," said Abu Raslan, who insisted that we eat Cuba before the end of the conversation. "People here feel that their street is a happy month of Ramadan, The good they see in it without the rest of the months.

Family gatherings start before breakfast enough - as Abu Raslan - who roams the street after the launch of the breakfast cannon sells the tamarind and al-Arqasus, and continues the influx of young people and families after breakfast until eating the suhoor, participating in the activities of the House of Judge and House of Suhaimi and House of the poet and visit the museum and mosques.

Among the most prominent monuments in Al-Moez Street: the Cairo Wall, Bab Al-Nasr, Bab Al-Fotouh, Al-Nasir Mohammed Ibn Qalawun School, and the Great Eastern Palace, also known as Al-Khalifa Palace.

Ramadan likes it
The artist Ghareeb Mo'men, son of North Sinai Governorate, is very much impressed with his Bedouin and national songs in Al-Moez Street, amidst a large response from young people who gather around the stage and participate in the Ramadan cultural and artistic program organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.

"I did not feel the month of Ramadan except in Al-Moez Street, where youth, honor and heritage is a beautiful street and a delight in all standards, especially in the light of the beautiful art houses in it," he said.

Gemayel, according to the artist of Sinai, said that all people of different ages and cultures taste Bedouin art, and interact with it, whether by applause or honking, especially as it sings to the martyr: "Listen to the sound of the drum, Yassina, and say Nay and Ashjina. Sama sena ".

Sudanese henna
It draws the attention of the visitors of Al-Mu'izz Street, Al-Sudani Al-Munir, to the Sudanese women who are distinguished in the Sudanese henna, and who sit in groups on terraces with a guide to the proposed drawings of the henna or sit alone.

Al-Muzayyat hopes that in the month of Ramadan, she will love him at this time of every year. "At this time, this street is a masterpiece, a very beautiful tourist kiss," she said. "For three years she sat in the street, Visitors with their fees.

The henna is, according to the wishes of all of them, whether Sudanese, Indian, Pharaonic or Egyptian, acceptable to visitors at least ten or fifteen pounds.

Ramadan in Al-Moez Street is characterized by - in the time of breakfast and Suhur, where the families meet on the tables and the month until the suhur, the Egyptians forget about the West, and remember her family in Sudan.

"Those who leave are back again," Al-Hananah confirmed. "Al-Mu'izz Street is not enough for one visit during the month of Ramadan, and it requires a new visit every time.