Al abageyah

Stories in Al_abageyah

history, literature

Thursday. Entrance of the caravan from Mecca - entrance of the carpet

by Gustave Flaubert

Al abageyah — Thursday. Entrance of the caravan from Mecca - entrance of the carpet [the fabric surrounding the Kaaba in Mecca, called the Kiswa, was traditionally made in Egypt, each year a new one was provided an...

Sunday. We spend the entire afternoon shooting birds of prey along the Aqueduct of Pharaoh

by Gustave Flaubert

Al abageyah — Sunday. We spend the entire afternoon shooting birds of prey along the Aqueduct of Pharaoh. Whitish dogs looking like wolves, pointed ears, haunt those stinking areas; they dig holes in the sand, nest...

Wednesday, back to Cairo.

by Gustave Flaubert

Al abageyah — Wednesday, back to Cairo - under palm trees nearly all the way. The dust which spreads at their feet is speckled by the sun coming through the apertures between them - a field of blooming beans perfum...

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