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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cairo is a fascinating clash\Nbetween traditional and modern,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.47,0:00:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,religious and secular,\NEast and West.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.84,0:00:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While its chaos\Ncan be exasperating,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.54,0:00:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can also be\Na rewarding challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.58,0:00:12.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the adventurous traveler.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.18,0:00:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.51,0:00:15.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cairo's downtown is modern
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.42,0:00:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Horns blaring ]\Nand can feel European.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.48,0:00:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Streets, squares,\Nand grand buildings
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.85,0:00:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are reminders of the\Ncountry's colonial past
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.59,0:00:25.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the 19th\Nand early 20th centuries.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.99,0:00:28.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The riverfront throbs\Nwith energy --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.30,0:00:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stately bridges busy\Nwith traffic,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.53,0:00:32.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fancy riverside restaurants,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.70,0:00:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and towering\Napartment complexes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.67,0:00:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Nile is still\Nthe lifeblood of the city,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.74,0:00:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sprawling endlessly\Non both sides.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.38,0:00:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The heart of Cairo\Nis Tahrir Square.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.94,0:00:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's long been ground zero\Nfor the people's spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.31,0:00:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there's a demonstration\Ngoing on --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.08,0:00:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there have been massive\Nones in recent years --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.85,0:00:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's likely here.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.75,0:00:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition\Nto its political energy,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.12,0:00:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the city's long been\Na religious capital.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.39,0:01:03.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.13,0:01:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ever since the forces of Islam\Nswept across North Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.10,0:01:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Arabia,\Nin the 7th century,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.70,0:01:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spreading the teachings\Nof their Prophet Muhammad,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.47,0:01:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cairo has been a leading\Ncity of the Muslim world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.17,0:01:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪♪
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.51,0:01:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, today, Cairo's known
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.24,0:01:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the City\Nof a Thousand Minarets.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.18,0:01:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stepping into Al-Hussein Mosque,\Nlike any neighborhood mosque,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.98,0:01:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll find\Na worshipful tranquility.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.72,0:01:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's believed that resting here\Ninvigorates the soul.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.56,0:01:34.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's more intensity\Naround the adjacent shrine,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.80,0:01:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,believed to contain\Na sacred relic --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.96,0:01:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the head of Al-Husayn ibn Ali,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.57,0:01:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a grandson\Nof the prophet Muhammad.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.47,0:01:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a mosque, men and women\Nworship separately.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.41,0:01:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As praying can be physical,\Nwith lots of bending over,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.11,0:01:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's considered more respectful\Nto allow women their own space.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.51,0:01:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find that a respectful tourist
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.58,0:01:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is welcome to be\Na part of the scene.