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21 - 27 September 2000
Issue No. 500
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Al-Zahir BaybarsMetamorphoses of a mosque
The Ministry of Culture has announced a new plan to restore the mosque of Al-Zahir Baybars. Amina Elbendary looks into the monument's curious history

A new face for Baybars
A major restoration scheme aimed at reviving the mosque of Al-Zahir Baybars recently got underway -- after almost four years of delay. Nevine El-Aref reports

 
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