During my childhood in India in the 1950s, when India's Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and the Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser were political allies and figured large in world news, one heard only of "Misr". The name "Egypt" for the land of the Pyramids was rarely mentioned. As I remember, the word "Misr" sounded romantic, evoking the image of a place at the end of the world, with golden desert sand and ancient stone buildings of unimaginable proportions. Later the word "Egypt" gained currency in the media and "Misr" was almost forgotten. It was a pleasant surprise therefore to hear the word "Misr" in conversation and see it on billboards during my travels in Egypt in the fall of 2007. It gave me this delicious sensation that I had come to the land I had seen in a childhood dream, the land called Misr.

This book presents a selection of photos, in color and b&w, taken across Egypt during the trip, with particular emphasis on the city of Cairo, Karnak Temple in Luxor, the Pyramids and street scenes with general people.



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