Egypt’s cinematic heyday is alive and well in this collector’s hands, for now

Makram Salama has collected thousands of items tracing the industry, but is now worried about their fate

07 October 2021 - 19:28 By Amr Abdallah Dalsh

In a small flat-turned-museum in Alexandria, 72-year-old Makram Salama’s cluttered collection of negatives, posters and projectors traces the history of Egyptian cinema through its 20th-century heyday...

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