◾ From the poems of Sheikh Imam and Ahmad Adawiyah to the sermons of Sheikh Kishek, how did the recording tell the history of Egypt that was missing from the official archive? In his book "Mass Media Caste Culture in Egypt" (Dar al-Shuruk), researcher Andrew Simon returns to a time when small tapes made artists famous, spread ideas and gave people an unprecedented ability to record sounds and exchange them away from media institutions. Ten years of research in tape stores, homes and markets reveal the "archive of shadows" that preserved part of the memory of Egyptian society. To read the full article Abdullah Rami | This is what the "recording" told about the transformations of Cairo.

◾ From the poems of Sheikh Imam and Ahmad Adawiyah to the sermons of Sheikh Kishek, how did the recording tell the history of Egypt that was missing from the official archive? In his book "Mass Media Caste Culture in Egypt" (Dar al-Shuruk), researcher Andrew Simon returns to a time when small tapes made artists famous, spread ideas and gave people an unprecedented ability to record sounds and exchange them away from media institutions. Ten years of research in tape stores, homes and markets reveal the "archive of shadows" that preserved part of the memory of Egyptian society. To read the full article Abdullah Rami | This is what the "recording" told about the transformations of Cairo.