Cairo: the Family Guide » (REV)

LESLEY LABABIDI raised three children in Cairo and is the author of Silent No More: Special Needs People in Egypt (AUC Press, 2002).

LISA SABBAHY has a PhD in Egyptian archaeology from the University of Toronto and is the author of Ramses II: The Pharaoh and His Time. She is an assistant professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.

The first guidebook to Cairo to specifically target the needs of families with children

Maps and Plans
Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Explore Cairo
The Basics
Attitude
Age Appropriateness
How to Use This Books International How to Find Out
What to Take
Traffic
Photography
Holidays
Visiting Monuments and Places of Interest
Summer in Cairo
Central Cairo
Downtown Cairo
Midan Ramses
Midan al-Ataba
Garden City
Sayyida Zaynab
The Citadel
Khan al-Khalili and al-Qahira
Khan al-Khalili
Al-Qahira, the Walled City
Old Cairo
Roda Island
Gezira and Zamalek
Gezira
Zamalek
Agouza, Mohandiseen, and Dokki
Agouza
Mohandiseen
Dokki
Giza
Outskirts of Giza
Maadi
Heliopolis and Matariya
The Pyramids at Giza and Saqqara
The Giza Pyramids
Saqqara
Appendix 1: Community Service
Appendix 2: Libraries of Cairo
Appendix 3: Sporting Clubs with Programs for
Children with Special Needs
Appendix 4: Timeline of Egyptian History
Appendix 5: Reading Lists
Bibliography
About the Authors
Index