The glamour & danger of Cairos 1920s nightlife scene

Published: July 9, 2021, 11 a.m.

During its heyday in the roaring 20s, Cairo\u2019s nightlife district was the place to go for a world-class night out \u2013 from glitzy variety shows in smoky clubs to Arabic operas performed to adoring audiences. Raphael Cormack, the author of\xa0Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt\u2019s Roaring \u201820s, discusses this glamourous scene and some of the enterprising women who dominated it.\n\xa0\n(Ad) Raphael Cormack is the author of\xa0Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt\u2019s Roaring \u201820s\xa0(Saqi, 2021)\n\xa0\nBuy it now from Amazon:\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/Midnight-Cairo-Female-Egypts-Roaring/dp/0863563139/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices