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February 1, 2003
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Cairo, Egypt
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1990
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James L. Stanfield
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"Built inside the Citadel, the former headquarters of Egypt's rulers, the Turkish-style [Muhammad Ali mosque] honors the early 19th-century leader credited with bringing the nation and Cairo out of a medieval past—and into vexing modern times."
—Text from "Cairo—Clamorous Heart of Egypt," April 1993, National Geographic magazine
(Photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "Ibn Battuta: Prince of Travelers," December 1991, National Geographic magazine)
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