The glamour & danger of Cairo’s 1920s nightlife scene

<p>During its heyday in the roaring 20s, Cairo’s nightlife district was the place to go for a world-class night out – from glitzy variety shows in smoky clubs to Arabic operas performed to adoring audiences. Raphael Cormack, the author of&nbsp;<em>Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt’s Roaring ‘20s</em>, discusses this glamourous scene and some of the enterprising women who dominated it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Ad) Raphael Cormack is the author of&nbsp;<em>Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt’s Roaring ‘20s&nbsp;</em>(Saqi, 2021)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Buy it now from Amazon:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Midnight-Cairo-Female-Egypts-Roaring/dp/0863563139/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Midnight-Cairo-Female-Egypts-Roaring/dp/0863563139/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>