Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt Egyptologist Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen shows that the

Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen shows that the mulid does not in fact stand in opposition to religious orthodoxy

By the fourth century Egyptian monasticism had begun to flourish in the Egyptian deserts and countryside

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selling boza and wondering at the “strangeness” in his mind

'A book that could save lives' SPECTATOR

Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt Egyptologist Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen shows that theAndrew Simon Media of the Massesinvestigates the social life of everyday technology the cassette tape to offer a multisensory history of modern Egypt. Over the 1970s and 1980s, cassettes became a ubiquitous presence in Egyptian homes and stores. Audiocassette technology gave an opening to ordinary individuals, from singers to smugglers, to challenge state controlled Egyptian media. Enabling an unprecedented number of people to participate in the