THE FORGOTTEN
C A I R O  M A U S O L E U M S
joint effort by Oxford scholar Hussein A. Omar & researcher Samir W. Raafat to digitize Imam al-Shafei's noble graveyards before their total deterioration
with the dynamic concurrence of caretaker/undertaker/contractor: Ashraf Ramadan (tel +20 12-2371-4631)


CEMETERY OF YOUSRY PASHA



Seifullah Ismail Yousry Pasha 1880-1949
Egypt's first envoy to the United States
chairman and member of various sports federations
Egypt's champion polo player
married successively to Semira Sami al-Baroudi Hanem, Princess Shuvekar Ibrahim, Princess Zeinab Hilmi
father of Nevine Yousry author of "Kismet - The Incredible Destiny of Mohammed Aly El Kebir Founder of Modern Egypt"



photos Samir W Raafat & Della Subin


THE KING'S MEN @ IMAM Al-SHAFEI
BARAKAT PASHAS
KHALIL-AFIFI PASHAS
ISMAIL MOHAMMED PASHA
AHMED HESHMAT PASHA
ALI AGHA
MAHMOUD FALAKI PASHA
DILBAR HANEM
TOPUZADEH PASHA
BAROUDI PASHA
MUSTAFA MAHER PASHA
MUSTAFA RIAZ PASHA
TAYMOUR PASHA
CHERIF PASHA Al-KEBIR
SHAMS-NUR
YOUSRY PASHA
FAHMY-RAGAB
ALI FAHMI BEY
CEMETERY GATES
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HOUSE OF MOHAMMED ALI MAUSOLEUMS @ IMAM Al-SHAFEI
PRINCE FAZIL
PRINCESS NIMETULLAH ISMAIL
PRINCE HALIM
HOSH AL BASHA

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