Powerful and Authentic

MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010

Powerful and Authentic
By Giuseppe Acconcia, *The saint sings* - Al-Ahram Weekly - Cairo, Egypt
Issue # 1008 / 22-28 July 2010

A week ago the Sayida Zainab mawlid brought the flavour of popular -- Sufi -- celebrations back to the heart of Cairo: having attended several of the saints' anniversaries this year, Giuseppe Acconcia celebrates a glorious grassroots tradition