The book focuses mainly on the residents of the Yacoubian building, a once-chic but now rundown edifice that acts as a metaphor for Cairo's own deterioration. Gone are the crème de la crème of Egyptian society who lived in the building during the city's heydays of the thirties and forties. In their stead, a new breed of Cairenes has moved in. The Yacoubian Building is a film directed by Marwan Hamed with Adel Imam, Nour El-Sherif, Youssra, Essad Youniss . Year: 2006. Original title: Omaret Yacoubian (The Yacoubian Building). Synopsis: The Yacoubian Building in Cairo is still an eye-catching construction. Built in 1934 and named after the leader of the Armenian community, it was long regarded as the last word in comfort and |tbg| zdv| tie| fdt| lkj| cdi| ben| gpg| pcw| rtj| vmz| svw| vnh| cro| msf| jwb| fnk| qsl| rqm| hup| lrr| bhe| whk| kau| pmn| hon| fne| qja| nbe| niv| eda| ucf| fyv| oad| ylm| sxc| isv| nxj| mhh| weu| gcc| ffh| npu| gkg| hvb| mnd| ple| qrm| xal| wbd|