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EGYPT - Inside Cairo's Living Room, December 2003
a FRONTLINE/World Fellows project
Cairo's Cafes: Taste and Tradition
Portrait of Ibrahim, the refrigerator repairman
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Gambling is haram -- forbidden -- in Islam, but the injunction appears open to interpretation. Every morning the stone-topped tables bear penciled scores tabulating the previous night's play.
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